State v. Wolfert — Affirmed rape and assault convictions but vacated consecutive sentences
Case State of Ohio v. Steven Wolfert Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District Judge Bock (appointment info not available)
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State v. Diallo — Affirmed vehicular assault conviction; rejected double jeopardy challenge to prior traffic offense
Case State of Ohio v. Samba Diallo Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Judge Kinsley (elected 2023) Date
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State v. King — Court affirms dismissal for speedy trial violation; State’s unreasonable delay in producing discovery violated defendant’s speedy trial rights
Case State v. King, 2026-Ohio-2393 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Judge NESTOR (elected 2024) Date Decided June
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State v. Quarles — Ohio appeals court affirms convictions of unlicensed security contractor, rejects constitutional challenge to guard-card law
Case State of Ohio v. Darrell Quarles Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected
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State v. Madaris — Ohio appeals court affirms drug-possession convictions, upholding search warrant under good-faith exception
Case State of Ohio v. Anthony Madaris Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas (elected
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State v. Pitts — Ohio appeals court affirms assault conviction, rejects self-defense claim where defendant was the initial aggressor
Case State of Ohio v. Sarah R. Pitts Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas
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State v. Hinds — Ohio appeals court vacates traffic conviction, holding a uniform traffic ticket cannot charge a Title 29 misdemeanor offense
Case State of Ohio v. Susan Hinds Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge MOORE (elected
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State v. Stenson — Appeals court reduces one felonious assault conviction to aggravated assault, orders resentencing on merged counts
Case State of Ohio v. Ebony Stenson Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge NESTOR (elected
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State v. Dockery — Ohio appeals court vacates criminal damaging conviction because State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt
Case State of Ohio v. Linwood Dockery Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge NESTOR (elected
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State v. Irby — Ohio appeals court reverses sex-offender registration conviction, holds out-of-state registration time counts toward Ohio’s ten-year requirement
Case State of Ohio v. Ulysses F. Irby Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas
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State v. Rivera — Ohio appeals court affirms drug possession convictions based on constructive possession through defendant’s own admission
Case State of Ohio v. Luis Angel Rivera Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge MOORE
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State v. White — Ohio appeals court reverses community-control sentence for second-degree felony robbery, finding trial court failed to make required statutory finding
Case State of Ohio v. Quentin White Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas (elected
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In re K.J. — Ohio appeals court reverses juvenile delinquency adjudications and remands for suppression hearing do-over
Case In re K.J. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected 2022) Date Decided
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State v. Davis — Ohio appeals court affirms obstructing-official-business conviction for physically resisting arrest
Case State of Ohio v. Ishmael Davis Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, Hamilton County Judge BOCK (elected
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State v. Estill — Ohio appeals court affirms telecommunications harassment conviction over evidentiary and ineffective-assistance challenges
Case State of Ohio v. Adreyanna Estill Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected 2023)
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State v. Tucker — Ohio appellate court upholds gross sexual imposition conviction based on victim’s testimony that defendant “groped” her during violent car encounter
Case State v. Tucker, 2026-Ohio-2066 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District Judge Bock (elected 2020) Date Decided June 3,
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State v. Tate — First District holds consecutive firearm specifications imposed on same-transaction offenses are erroneous but not plain error
The First District held that imposing consecutive sentences on two firearm specifications was erroneous where the underlying felonies arose from the same act or transaction, but found no plain error because the defendant received an agreed sentence and failed to object below.
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State v. Gardner — First District affirms conviction for violating protection order via fake Facebook account
The First District affirmed a conviction for violating a civil stalking protection order where the defendant contacted the protected party through a fake Facebook account, holding that the victim’s identification of the account was sufficient evidence.
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State v. Gibson — First District affirms restitution order where crime victim failed to provide trial transcript
The First District affirmed a $387 restitution order in a criminal damaging case where the crime victim, invoking Marsy’s Law rights, challenged the amount but failed to file a trial transcript, requiring the court to presume regularity of the proceedings.
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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.
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State v. Lea — Affirmed guilty pleas despite incomplete advisement of mandatory consecutive sentencing
Case State of Ohio v. Jeffrey Thomas Lea, 2026-Ohio-1837 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Judge Zayas (elected
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State v. Umeh — Court affirms sexual imposition conviction, holds that corroboration is not an element of the offense
Case State of Ohio v. Emmanuel Umeh Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Judge Zayas (elected 2016) Date
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State v. Holman — Affirmed sexual imposition conviction; upheld evidentiary rulings and jury selection
Case State v. Holman, 2026-Ohio-1793 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District (Hamilton County) Judge BOCK (elected 2020) Date Decided