Update: On September 15, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here
“So, are you saying that just by looking at the fact that they are husband and wife and
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What’s On Their Minds: Good Faith in the Eminent Domain Context. State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. The Moundbuilders Country Club Company and Park National Bank
“So, what’s going to be different if we dismiss this case and they start over, besides delay?”
Justice DeWine, to counsel for the County Club
“So, what is the remedy if the state didn’t comply, didn’t make a good faith…
What’s On Their Minds: Can a Judge Use a Defendant’s Outbursts in Court to Increase his Sentence? State of Ohio v. Manson M. Bryant
“How can a court really determine whether someone is remorseful?”
Justice Stewart, to the Assistant Public Defender
“Where in the statute does it say the judge can consider courtroom behavior at sentencing to impose additional terms related to what the…
Oral Argument Preview: What is the Appropriate Pleading Standard for a Wrongful Death Claim Against Child-Protection Caseworkers? Maternal Grandmother, as Administrator of the Estate of G.B., a deceased minor, and Maternal Grandmother, Individually v. Hamilton County Department of Job and Family Services, Hamilton County, Ohio, Denise Driehouse, Chris Montzel, Todd Portune, Shamara Stephens a.k.a. Shamara Hooks-Ware, Kassie Setty, and Lumadi Lavusa, and Father of G.B. and Mother of G.B.
What’s On Their Minds: Is Closing a Trial to the Public Reversible Error? State of Ohio v. Khairi Bond
“Did the trial court actually make specific findings to support whatever level of closure it believed was appropriate?”
Justice Brunner to the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
“What about the fact that the Fifth District didn’t seem to follow U.S. Supreme Court…
What’s On Their Minds: Evidentiary Requirements to Testify as an Expert in a Medical Claim. Mark Johnson, Individually and as Guardian of David Johnson, an incompetent, Glenda Johnson and Gary Johnson v. Anthony Abdullah, M.D.
Update: On September 22, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“If you asked an average speaker of the English language none of them would say to you that…
Oral Argument Preview: Good Faith in the Eminent Domain Context. State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. The Moundbuilders Country Club Company and Park National Bank
Read an analysis of the argument here.
On April 13, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State ex rel. Ohio History Connection v. The Moundbuilders Country Club Company and Park National Bank, 2020-0191. At issue…
Oral Argument Preview: Can a Judge Use a Defendant’s Outbursts in Court to Increase his Sentence? State of Ohio v. Manson M. Bryant
Update: Read an analysis of the argument here.
On April 14, 2021, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Manson M. Bryant, 2020-0599. At issue in this case is whether a defendant’s…
What’s On Their Minds: Anonymous Tipster or Citizen Informant? State of Ohio v. Sherry Tidwell
Update: On June 24, 2021 the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
“How is he anonymous if the person is right there in front of the police officer’s face?”
Justice…