Case State v. Kelly, 2026-Ohio-2149 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Delaware County Judge Robert G. Montgomery (elected
Case State v. Charleston, 2026-Ohio-2103 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District Judge Christopher B. Epley (elected 2021) Date
Case State of Ohio v. Dominick R. Funaro Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District (Miami County) Judge MICHAEL
Case State of Ohio v. Landan Jennings Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Second Appellate District Judge RONALD C. LEWIS (Mike
Case State of Ohio v. Ishmael Davis Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, Hamilton County Judge BOCK (elected
Case State of Ohio v. Adreyanna Estill Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected 2023)
The Sixth District rejected a stand-your-ground defense where the defendant initiated the confrontation by leaving his home to confront the victim, who suffered permanent vision damage.
The Sixth District rejected a duress defense in a major fentanyl trafficking prosecution, holding the defendant’s voluntary long-term participation in the drug enterprise precluded the defense as a matter of law.
The Sixth District ordered resentencing on a felonious assault conviction where the trial court failed to impose the required indefinite sentence under Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Act.
The Second District affirmed the revocation of NGRI conditional release for a defendant who exhibited a pattern of treatment noncompliance and refusal to accept responsibility for underlying offenses.
Case State of Ohio v. Samuel Stewart Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Tenth District Judge JAMISON (elected 2020) Date Decided
Case City of Euclid v. Datone Washington, Sr., 2026-Ohio-2081 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District Judge Eileen T.
Case State of Ohio v. Antoine K. Logan Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Eighth Appellate District (Cuyahoga County) Judge ANITA
Case State of Ohio v. Frederick Noble Olive Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District, Fairfield County Judge David
Case State ex rel. Bates v. Clancy Court Supreme Court of Ohio Judge Per Curiam Date Decided June 4, 2026
The Eighth District reversed and vacated two contempt findings, holding the trial court improperly charged a defendant with indirect contempt without providing the statutory notice and hearing required by R.C. 2705.03.
The Eighth District affirmed convictions for domestic violence and aggravated menacing against EMS workers, holding that the defendant’s verbal death threats to first responders constituted separately punishable offenses from the underlying domestic assault.
The Eighth District reversed the trial court’s dismissal of a rape and kidnapping indictment for preindictment delay, holding that the defendant failed to establish actual prejudice from the 16-year gap between the offense and indictment despite the deaths of two potential witnesses.
The Eighth District reversed a jail-time credit calculation where the trial court awarded credit for days the defendant had already received credit for in a separate, unrelated case, and remanded for factual findings supporting the recalculated credit.
Case State of Ohio v. Richard J. Lawless Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Kevin W. Popham
Case State v. Workman, 2026-Ohio-2099 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, Fifth Appellate District Judge Andrew J. King (elected 2022) Date
Case State v. Tucker, 2026-Ohio-2066 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District Judge Bock (elected 2020) Date Decided June 3,
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.
The Fifth District reversed and remanded for resentencing, holding that aggravated vehicular assault (OVI-based) and vehicular assault (recklessness-based) are allied offenses of similar import that must merge under R.C. 2941.25 when committed against the same victim.