Case In re K.J. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided June 10, 2026 Docket […]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.