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Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Flynn — affirmed rape and gross-sexual-imposition convictions involving four children

/ July 24, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Billy Flynn Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge Michelle J. […]

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Kimmel — affirmed convictions for aggravated arson and the denial of a motion to dismiss based on speedy trial violations

/ July 24, 2026

Case STATE OF OHIO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BENJAMIN KIMMEL, Defendant-Appellant. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County Judge EILEEN

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Peterson — Affirmed denial of an untimely, successive postconviction petition

/ July 24, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Damien L. Peterson Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District Judge Eileen T. Gallagher (appointment

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Wilson — affirmed rape conviction despite improper comments on defendant’s silence

/ July 24, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Arbie Wilson Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District Judge EILEEN A. GALLAGHER (appointment info

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Grant — Court affirmed denial of untimely postconviction relief petition filed 12 years after statutory deadline

/ July 18, 2026

Case State v. Grant (Michael Grant, a.k.a., Abbas Abdullah Wali), 2026-Ohio-2723 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Martin — Ohio appeals court affirms conviction but remands for statutory advisements on indefinite sentencing

/ July 18, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Diamonte Devon Martin Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge ANITA LASTER MAYS

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Reynolds — Appellate court vacates education requirement as impossible community control condition

/ July 18, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Ericka Reynolds Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge Eileen T. Gallagher (elected

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Thompson — Appeals court affirms denial of plea withdrawal after 20-year delay

/ July 18, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Andre D. Thompson Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge SEAN C. GALLAGHER

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Walker-McAfee — Court affirmed guilty pleas and convictions; rejected all sentencing challenges; remanded to correct erroneous fine notations in journal entries that were never imposed in open court

/ July 18, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Roosevelt Walker-McAfee Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District (Cuyahoga County) Judge ANITA LASTER

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

Westlake v. Johnson — Ohio reverses community-control violation where defendant was driven past victim’s home but had no actual contact

/ July 18, 2026

Case City of Westlake v. David Johnson Court Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth Appellate District Judge EILEEN T. GALLAGHER

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Washington — Application to reopen denied for untimely filing; 90-day deadline strictly enforced

/ July 18, 2026

Case State v. Washington, 2026-Ohio-2711 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District Judge LISA B. FORBES (elected 2020) Date Decided

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

City of Lakewood v. Tittl — Court affirmed OVI conviction, rejecting challenges to field sobriety tests and evidence exclusions

/ June 27, 2026

Case City of Lakewood v. Julie Tittl, 2026-Ohio-2413 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge Eileen T. Gallagher

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

South Euclid v. Freeman — Affirmed hit-and-run and improper passing convictions based on post-accident conduct and circumstantial evidence

/ June 27, 2026

Case City of South Euclid v. Abiodun Freeman, Jr. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge Michelle J.

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Canales — Ohio appellate court upholds child endangerment convictions where parent repeatedly beat children with belts and confined them to filthy basement

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Darwin Canales Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth District (Cuyahoga County) Judge ANITA LASTER MAYS

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Fusco — Affirms conviction and sentence for vehicular assault and obstructing police orders in motorcycle street takeover

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Andrew Fusco Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge ANITA LASTER MAYS (elected

Ohio Criminal Employment

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Kish — Affirmed child endangerment convictions based on excessive corporal punishment creating substantial risk of harm; reversed retaliation convictions

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Kaleca Kish Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District (Cuyahoga County) Judge MICHAEL JOHN

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Maxwell — Court affirms burglary conviction despite defendant’s claim he was only retrieving his belongings

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Timothy Maxwell, 2026-Ohio-2411 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge Michelle J. Sheehan

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Phillips — Affirmed convictions for armed robbery, kidnapping, and gun offenses; remanded for sentencing entry clarification

/ June 27, 2026

Case State v. Letrell Phillips Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District (Cuyahoga County) Judge MICHELLE J. SHEEHAN (elected

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State v. Smith — Court affirms theft conviction where councilman improperly used city vehicle and fleet card

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Ernest L. Smith Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge Eileen T. Gallagher

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

State ex rel. Pottinger v. Cleveland Mun. Court — Court affirmed municipal court’s authority to set animal care bond despite parallel criminal prosecution

/ June 27, 2026

Case State ex rel. Dru Pottinger v. The Cleveland Municipal Court, et al. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

Beachwood v. Preston — Ohio appellate court affirms traffic convictions; rejects sovereign-citizen motor-vehicle arguments

/ June 27, 2026

Case City of Beachwood v. Jazmane Preston Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge KATHLEEN ANN KEOUGH (elected

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

Bedford Hts. v. T.N.S. — Reversed trial court’s policy of sealing instead of expunging; ordered records expunged where applicant met all statutory requirements

/ June 27, 2026

Case City of Bedford Heights v. T.N.S. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge TIMOTHY W. CLARY (Mike

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

In re C.L. — Court affirmed juvenile delinquency for felonious assault, holding repeated punching to the face and head creates inherent risk of serious physical harm

/ June 27, 2026

Case In re C.L. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge MARY J. BOYLE (elected 2006) Date Decided

Ohio Court of Appeals (Eighth District)

In re C.X.M. — Affirmed delinquency for complicity in reckless driving death; reversed felony classification

/ June 27, 2026

Case In re C.X.M., A Minor Child Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District, Cuyahoga County Judge SEAN C.