Previously Convicted Offender Sentenced to 15+ Years in Prison for Child Sexual Abuse Offenses
CLEVELAND – A Harrison County man has been sentenced to federal prison for committing offenses that involve the sexual abuse […]
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Akron v. Taylor — Ninth District reverses contempt finding, holds community control violations cannot be prosecuted as criminal contempt
The Ninth District reversed a contempt finding, holding that community control violations in misdemeanor cases cannot be prosecuted as criminal contempt under R.C. 2929.25 and that the trial court lacked authority after community control expired.
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Hudson v. Ravida — Ninth District reverses zoning conviction for failure to secure knowing waiver of right to counsel
The Ninth District reversed a zoning conviction because the trial court failed to conduct an adequate inquiry before accepting the defendant’s waiver of counsel, holding that the brief colloquy was insufficient given the complexity of the zoning regulatory scheme.
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State v. Depina — Ninth District partially reverses, holds trial court must make consecutive-sentence findings under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4)
The Ninth District upheld an Alford plea but remanded for resentencing because the trial court failed to make any findings under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) before imposing consecutive sentences.
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State v. Peasley — Ninth District affirms murder conviction, holds failure to argue plain error forfeits jury instruction challenges
The Ninth District affirmed a murder conviction, holding that the defendant forfeited jury instruction challenges by failing to object and that Ohio’s self-defense presumption under R.C. 2901.05(B)(2) was unavailable because the victim had a right to be in the residence.
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State v. Williams — Ninth District dismisses State’s appeal, holds R.C. 2945.44 requires complete transactional immunity before compelling testimony
The Ninth District dismissed the State’s appeal of a trial court’s refusal to compel witness testimony, holding that R.C. 2945.44 requires full transactional immunity and that the State’s offer excluding murder was insufficient to compel testimony over a Fifth Amendment invocation.
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In re K.G. — First District affirms juvenile delinquency adjudication and DYS commitment for felonious assault with firearm
The First District affirmed a juvenile delinquency adjudication for felonious assault, holding that FaceTime-based identification combined with social media confirmation was sufficient and that DYS commitment was appropriate for a first-time offender who fired a gun at a victim.
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State v. Lewis — First District affirms OVI conviction, upholds probable cause based on officer observations without completed field sobriety tests
The First District affirmed an OVI conviction, holding that probable cause to arrest does not require completed standardized field sobriety tests when the totality of officer observations supports impairment.