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Update: On June 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied cert. in this case
Case Background
In 2006, Travis Soto told the police he had accidentally killed his young son Julio in an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”) accident. Soto was charged with child endangering and involuntary manslaughter. Soto negotiated a plea in which he pled guilty…
Case Background
Daniel Lalain worked as an engineer for Aero-Instruments, a Cleveland company that designed aviation and aerospace components. Lalain resigned suddenly, and took with him numerous documents and copies of electronic files related to the work he had done. He also kept two probes he had taken home for testing.
Aero-Instruments filed a civil…
Update: read what happened when this case was remanded here.
On July 17, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Lalain, 2013-Ohio-3093. The case was accepted on both conflict certification and discretionary appeal. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice O’Donnell, for himself and Justices Pfeifer, Kennedy,…
Update: On July 17, 2013 the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On March 13, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of State v. Daniel Lalain, 12-0302/12-0408. This is a consolidated case accepted both on discretionary appeal and conflict certification.
The…
Update: On July 17, 2013 the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On March 13, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Daniel Lalain, 12-0302/12-0408. The case is…
