State v. Smith — Ohio appeals court upholds murder, assault convictions and 45-years-to-life sentence
Case State of Ohio v. Demarco Smith Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District (Hamilton County) Judge Moore, J.; Bock,
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State v. Hawley — Ohio appeals court affirms sex-offense convictions, finding recorded forensic interviews admissible
Case State of Ohio v. Rick Eugene Hawley Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Fairfield County Judge Andrew
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State v. Davis — Ohio appeals court affirms domestic violence conviction, rejecting speedy trial, evidence, and sufficiency challenges
Case State of Ohio v. Robert James Davis III Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Clark County Judge
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State v. McClanahan — Ohio appeals court affirms seven-month sentence, finds consecutive-sentencing challenge not properly appealed
Case State of Ohio v. Joshua McClanahan Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Clark County Judge Robert G.
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State v. Portman — Ohio appeals court affirms 21 pandering convictions and 24-year sentence
Case State of Ohio v. Darien Lee Portman Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Clark County Judge Mary
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State v. Pulley — Ohio appeals court reverses denial of leave to file untimely new-trial motion
Case State of Ohio v. Charles F. Pulley Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Montgomery County Judge Christopher
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State v. Schuler — Ohio appeals court orders resentencing for consecutive-sentence findings, affirms convictions
Case State of Ohio v. Bernard Schuler Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Montgomery County Judge Christopher B.
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State v. Sitzes — Ohio appeals court affirms denial of postconviction relief in child rape case
Case State of Ohio v. Bobby Sitzes II Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Clark County Judge Mary
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State v. Bell — Fifth District Affirms Importuning Conviction Against Manifest Weight Challenge
Case State of Ohio v. Joel Aaron Bell Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth District Judge Craig R. Baldwin; Andrew
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State v. Abdi — Ohio appeals court upholds $11,052 restitution order based on victim’s father’s sworn testimony
Case State of Ohio v. Abdulasas A. Abdi Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth Appellate District Judge Mentel, J.; Boggs,
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State v. Calloway — Ohio appeals court affirms denial of suppression motion and drug-testing condition of community control
Case State of Ohio v. Demetrius Calloway Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge Sean C.
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State v. Fay — Ohio Appeals Court Upholds 15-to-20.5-Year Sentence, Finding Plea Deal’s 5-to-10-Year Range Was a Nonbinding Recommendation
Case State of Ohio v. Jasmine Fay Court Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge Anita
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State v. Halley — Ohio appeals court affirms indefinite prison sentence, rejecting sentencing-factor and presentence-report challenges
Case State of Ohio v. Christopher Halley Court Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge Sean
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State v. L.W. — Ohio appeals court upholds denial of expungement for 2004 telecommunications harassment conviction
Case State of Ohio v. L.W. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge Timothy W. Clary,
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State v. Ledford — Ohio appeals court reverses suppression of evidence from police encounter
Case State of Ohio v. Mario Ledford, II Court Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge
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State v. Terrell — Ohio appeals court affirms drug and crash convictions, holding defendant waived curative-instruction claim
Case State of Ohio v. Derrick Terrell Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge Timothy W.
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Strongsville v. Smith — Ohio appeals court affirms resisting-arrest conviction, rejecting evidentiary, First Amendment, and ineffective-assistance claims
Case City of Strongsville v. Michael Thomas Smith Court Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District, County of Cuyahoga
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State v. Ezeh — Ohio appeals court upholds aggravated-menacing conviction
Case State of Ohio v. Ndubuisi Ezeh Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District Judge Shawn Dingus (elected 2025); Kristin
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State v. Vance — Ohio appeals court affirms 40-count conviction and lengthy consecutive prison sentence
Case State of Ohio v. Jareth Vance Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Richland County Judge William B.
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State v. Skodny — Court affirms acceptance of Alford plea to reduced drug charge
Case State of Ohio v. Daniel Louis Skodny Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge William B. Hoffman
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State v. Holley — Affirmed protected-class theft conviction based on repeated ATM withdrawals
Case State of Ohio v. Donald Holley Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Stark County Judge William B.
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State v. Knox — Affirmed the plea and prison sentence but ordered corrected post-release-control warnings
Case State of Ohio v. Kyle Knox Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Montgomery County Judge Lewis, P.J.
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State v. Daniels — Ohio appeals court affirms maximum concurrent prison terms and court costs
Case State of Ohio v. Kunta C. Daniels Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District, Montgomery County Judge ROBERT
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State v. Franklin — Ohio appeals court upheld domestic-violence conviction despite erroneous cohabitation instruction
Case State of Ohio v. Shawn Anthony Franklin Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Stark County Judge Andrew