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Dismukes v. Ashtabula Cty. Children Servs. Bd. 2023-A-0042CIVIL - malicious prosecution; negligence; invasion of privacy; loss of consortium; infliction of emotional distress; violations of the administrative code; failure to state a claim; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); absolute quasi-judicial immunity; political subdivision immunity; R.C. 2744.02(A)(1); political subdivision employee immunity; R.C. 2744.03(A)(6); scope of employment; malicious purpose, bad faith, wanton or reckless manner; notice pleadingLynchAshtabula 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1111
State v. Strull 2023-A-0044, 2023-A-0047, 2023-A-0048CRIMINAL LAW - operating a vehicle under the influence; defendant has a due process right to testify in his defense; reversible error; harmless error; Crim.R. 52(B); reopen proceedings; abuse of discretion.PattonAshtabula 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1118
Conneaut v. Fromknecht 2023-A-0051CRIMINAL LAW - suspended sentence subject to community control; community control revocation; no contact order; R.C. 2953.08 inapplicable to misdemeanor sentencing; R.C. 2929.21; R.C. 2929.22; R.C. 2929.41; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) findings not required to impose consecutive misdemeanor sentence; R.C. 2929.22(B) factors to be considered when sentence is imposed; presumption court considered R.C. 2929.22(B) factors.LucciAshtabula 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1119
Gantous v. Basing 2023-G-0029DIVORCE - division of property; equitable; spouse's debt; separate obligation; in-kind distribution of retirement assets; most benefit to the parties.TrappGeauga 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1112
Geauga Cty. Bd. of Health v. Echols 2024-G-0008APPELLATE REVIEW – motion to remove magistrate; R.C. 2505.02(B); special proceeding; no substantial right affected; no final, appealable order; appeal dismissed.PattonGeauga 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1117
Butorac v. Osmic 2023-L-067CIVIL LAW - motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B); proper service; abuse of discretion; active participation; collateral estoppel; de novo; final order not required; summary judgment; Civ.R.56(C); fraudulent transfer; quit claim deed; without consideration; R.C. 1336.04; R.C. 1336.05.PattonLake 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1120
Behrens v. Behrens 2023-L-081DOMESTIC RELATIONS - App.R. 16; record references; interlocutory orders merge into final order; magistrate’s decision; extension to file objections; abuse of discretion; Civ.R. 53(D)(5); good cause; excusable neglect; Civ.R. 6; newly retained counsel; Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(a)(ii); plain error; Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(c).LucciLake 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1121
State v. Lucien 2023-P-0076CRIMINAL - postconviction relief; R.C. 2953.21; hearing on petition; ineffective assistance of counsel; Rule 11 colloquy; valid plea; false promises; actual innocence; withdrawal of pleaLynchPortage 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1113
State v. Malorni 2023-P-0050CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary nature of plea; de novo review; totality of the circumstances; Crim.R. 11 does not require trial court to advise defendant about the potential for judicial release; plea invalid where court provides inaccurate information regarding judicial release on which the defendant relies in entering a plea; eligibility to file judicial release contingent on length of aggregate sentence imposed; R.C. 2929.20; dialogue between court and defendant is the focus of review of knowing, voluntary, and intelligent nature of plea.LucciPortage 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1122
Edwards v. Wilcox 2023-P-0059CIVIL - partition; election to purchase property at appraised value; equity; stay of sheriff's sale; motion to stay pending appeal; moot; satisfaction of judgment; R.C. 2329.45 inapplicable to partition actions.LucciPortage 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1123
Glenn v. Trumbull Cty. Commrs. 2023-T-0067CIVIL - summary judgment; age and ancestry discrimination; doctrine of res judicata, claim preclusion; alternative theory, moot.TrappTrumbull 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1114
State v. Vickers 2023-T-0073CRIMINAL - Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor; consecutive sentences; course of conduct; harm to the victim; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); R.C. 2929.12; recidivism factorsLynchTrumbull 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1115
State ex rel. Tenney v. Rice 2024-T-0015ORIGINAL ACTION - procedendo; affidavit of prior civil actions; R.C. 2969.25(A)Per CuriamTrumbull 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1116
State v. Jones 2023-T0054, 2023-T-0055CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 32.1; motion to withdraw guilty plea; post-sentencing; competency evaluation; abuse of discretion; competent, credible evidence.PattonTrumbull 3/25/2024 3/25/2024 2024-Ohio-1124
State v. Amero 2020-P-0029CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2), appellate review, R.C. 2929.12 factors; consecutive sentences, deferential review, record contains evidence that supports trial court's findings.TrappPortage 3/18/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1007
Giles v. State 2023-P-0091EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - petition for writ of habeas corpus; R.C. 2725.01; motion to dismiss; moot; bond reinstated; released from confinement.Per CuriamPortage 3/18/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1011
Giles v. State 2023-P-0092EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - petition for writ of prohibition; motion to dismiss; failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted; statutory authority; intervention in lieu of conviction; R.C.2951.041; stay of proceedings; court-ordered intervention plan; successful completion of plan results in dismissal of charges; violation of plan may result in imposition of sentence.Per CuriamPortage 3/18/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1012
In re R.N.W. 2023-L-115APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal.EklundLake 3/18/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1009
State v. Anderson 2023-A-0046CRIMINAL - R.C. 2907.05(A)(4)(C)(2); Gross Sexual Imposition; Disseminating Materials Harmful to Juveniles; R.C. 2907.31(A)(3)(F); manifest weight of the evidence; insufficient evidence; sexual contact; sexual arousal or gratification; the jury, as factfinder, was free to believe or disbelieve witness testimony and determine credibility; R.C. 2901.22(C); recklessly; R.C. 2907.01(E); harmful to juveniles; prurient interest.EklundAshtabula 3/18/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1006
State v. Jones 2022-A-0022CRIMINAL LAW - felony sentencing; Anders; gross sexual imposition; two counts; plea of guilty; under 13 years of age; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2953.08(G)(2); maximum sentences; supported by the record; Jones; not contrary to law; reconsidered Gwynne decision; reinstated consecutive sentencing review that existed prior to December 2022; requisite findings made.LucciAshtabula 3/18/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1010
State v. Cunningham 2023-A-0039CRIMINAL - Aggravated Assault; R.C. 2903.12(A)(1); failure to file Crim.R. 12.2 Notice of Self-Defense; ineffective assistance of counsel; it is reasonable trial strategy to not pursue self-defense claim where evidence is conflicting and where trial counsel argues for a lesser included offense of Aggravated Assault.EklundAshtabula 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-888
Bainbridge Twp. Zoning Inspector v. Chagrin Valley Learning Collective Co-op 2023-G-0033, 2023-G-0034, 2023-G-0035APPELLATE REVIEW - conclusion of part of a consolidated action; final appealable order; Civ.R. 54(B) certification.TrappGeauga 3/11/2024 3/18/2024 2024-Ohio-1008
State v. Huffman 2023-L-057CRIMINAL - Sexual imposition; R.C. 2907.06(A)(1); motion to dismiss; the state's failure to preserve materially exculpatory evidence is a violation of a defendant's due process rights; evidence is not materially exculpatory if it is merely potentially useful to the defense; bad faith; Crim.R. 16; motion for sanctions for the spoliation of evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; Crim.R. 29(A) judgment of acquittal; sexual contact; sexual contact must be for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification; jury instructions; R.C. 2901.22(A); purposely.EklundLake 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-889
Voyage Capital Properties, L.L.C. v. Voyage Capital Properties III, L.L.C. 2023-L-094CIVIL - Declaratory judgment; summary judgment; to obtain a declaratory judgment, there must be an actual or justiciable controversy; justiciability requires the danger or dilemma of the plaintiff to be present and not contingent on the happening of hypothetical future events; speedy relief.EklundLake 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-890
Mentor v. Jarc 2023-L-085, 2023-L-086CRIMINAL LAW - theft; R.C. 2913.02(A)(1); criminal damaging; R.C. 2909.06; Crim.R. 29; motion for acquittal; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; sufficient evidence to support convictions; convictions consistent with the manifest weight of the evidence.PattonLake 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-891
State v. Wynn 2023-L-045CRIMINAL - Having Weapons While Under Disability; R.C. 2923.13(A)(2); manifest weight of the evidence, sufficiency of the evidence; firearm specification; R.C. 2941.145; a firearm specification is an enhancement to the underlying charge; R.C. 2901.05; self-defense; committing Having Weapons While Under Disability does not involve the use of force.EklundLake 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-901
Ravenna Twp. Bd. of Trustees v. Ravenna 2023-P-0042CIVIL LAW - summary judgment; Civ.R. 56; union cemetery pursuant to R.C. 759.27; R.C. 759.39; de novo standard of review; trial court failed to consider application of contract principles.PattonPortage 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-892
State v. Stokel 2023-P-0065CRIMINAL LAW - community control sanctions; revocation; consecutive prison terms; R.C. 2953.08(G); contrary to law; R.C. 2929.14; suspended sentence improper.PattonPortage 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-893
State ex rel. Ames v. Portage Cty. Solid Waste Mgt. Dist. Bd. of Commrs. 2023-P-0083CIVIL - Ohio's Open Meetings Act; minutes do not reflect location of meeting or members present; executive session; discussed matters not statutorily authorized; exhibits; sworn statements; no seal; not specified under Civ.R. 56(C); appointment and employment; not a special meeting; advance notice; identify purpose; employment enveloped scope of discussions during executive session.LucciPortage 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-894
In re N.B. 2023-T-0045JUVENILE - transfer of jurisdiction; custody matters; Massachusetts, R.C. 3127.21; UCCJEA; inconvenient forum; abuse of discretion; magistrate decision.PattonTrumbull 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-896
State v. Jones 2023-T-0047CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 32.1; motion to withdraw guilty plea; post-sentencing; competency evaluation; abuse of discretion; competent, credible evidence.PattonTrumbull 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-898
State v. Lacamera 2023-T-0049CRIMINAL LAW - gross sexual imposition; rape of child under 13 years of age; eight counts of felony-one rape; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; delayed reporting; physical evidence not conclusive; victim did not behave as though she feared appellant; filial duties; force requirement not as high; authority; sexual conduct; weight of evidence supports conviction; conviction supported by sufficient evidence.LucciTrumbull 3/11/2024 3/11/2024 2024-Ohio-899
Pizzulo v. Flask 2023-T-0104EXTRAORDINARY WRIT - Petition for writ of mandamus; referendum petition; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); motion to dismiss; board of elections; city auditor; R.C. 731.29; petition for writ of mandamus did not state claim for relief because relator did not allege he had submitted a change of address form with Board of Elections prior to his signature being invalidated; relator did not have standing to bring action on behalf of other invalidated signatories to referendum petition.EklundTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-778
King v. Newton Falls 2023-T-0074SUMMARY JUDGMENT - ordinance, took effect in due time, even if lacked true emergency status, failed to challenge; ordinance, void, impaired obligation of employment contract; severance clause valid; vague assertion violated public policy; no genuine issues of material fact, appellee entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law.TrappTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-782
Olentangy Preparatory Academy v. Howland Twp. Local School Dist. 2023-T-0075CIVIL - declaratory judgment; injunctive relief; summary judgment; R.C. 3313.411; unused school facility; community school located within the territory of the district; R.C. Chapter 3314; charter contract.TrappTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-783
State v. Nitso 2023-T-0025CRIMINAL LAW- jury instructions; polygraph results; plain error analysis; ineffective assistance of counsel; manifest weight of the evidence; R.C. 2907.05; R.C. 2907.02; R.C. 2907.21; sufficiency of evidence.PattonTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-790
Day v. Derry 2023-T-0033CIVIL - settlement agreement; judgment granting writ of restitution; possession of real property; voluntary surrender of real property; failure to obtain a stay of execution.LucciTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-791
State v. Brown 2023-T-0064CRIMINAL LAW - motion for leave to file a motion for new trial; convicted; murder; 1995; newly discovered evidence; allegedly unavoidably prevented; not equivalent to unaware; jurors' affidavits; R.C. 2945.33; alleged misconduct; no presumption of prejudice; could have obtained; clear and convincing evidence; communication was purportedly equivalent to Allen charge; no error.LucciTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-792
State v. Foster 2023-T-0066CRIMINAL LAW - plea of guilty; felony of the first degree; possession of cocaine; plain error; judge who accepted plea did not pronounce sentence; by assignment; assignment expired; duly elected judge entered sentence; judicial notice; sentence; not contrary to law.LucciTrumbull 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-793
Litsinger v. Rootstown Twp. Bd. of Trustees 2023-P-0067CIVIL - summary judgment; Civ.R. 56(C); contracts; consideration; promissory estoppel; misrepresentation of fact; negligence; negligent misrepresentation; statute of limitations; R.C. 2744.04(A); contribution; R.C. 2307.25(A); declaratory judgment; Ohio EPA; R.C. Chapter 6111; justiciability; injunctive reliefLynchPortage 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-781
State v. McCants 2023-P-0031CRIMINAL LAW- community control sanctions; revocation; R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; R.C. 2953.08(G); sentencing entry recites R.C. 2929.11 and R.C. 2929.12; trial court considered the required statutory principles and factors.PattonPortage 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-784
In re C.G.V. 2023-P-0085, 2023-P-0086JUVENILE - termination of parental rights; R.C. 2151.414; best interest of the child; sufficient, credible evidence; consistent with manifest weight of the evidencePattonPortage 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-789
State v. Zendarski-Metcalf 2023-L-078CRIMINAL - motion to withdraw guilty plea; postsentence motion; coercion; threatened with maximum sentence; appropriate to advise client of consequences; prejudice; favorable outcome; abuse of discretion; evidentiary hearing; manifest injustice; ineffective assistance of counselLynchLake 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-780
State v. Williams 2023-G-0020CRIMINAL LAW- intervention in lieu of conviction; ILC; restitution; R.C. 2505.02; not a final appealable order.PattonGeauga 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-788
State v. Csehi 2023-A-0040CRIMINAL - murder; R.C. 2903.02(A); self-defense; R.C. 2901.05(B)(1); weight of the evidence; imminent danger of death or great bodily harm; bona fide belief; Batson challenge; peremptory challengeLynchAshtabula 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-779
In re Z.C. 2022-A-0014JUVENILE LAW - Termination of parental rights; best interest of child; appellate standard of review; importance of maintaining sibling relationships; guardian ad litem does not recommend permanent placement; affirmed.PattonAshtabula 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-785
Hahn v. Farmakis-King 2023-A-0015CIVIL - complaint for in rem foreclosure; married couple; separate assets; promissory note made by husband to wife for $100,000; note included confession of judgment provision; domiciliaries and residents of Pennsylvania; contract entered in Pennsylvania; funds located in Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania law governs; mortgage; secured promissory note; real property located in Ohio; Ohio court has subject matter jurisdiction over foreclosure actions relating to real property in a respective county; Ohio lacks jurisdiction to enforce promissory note entered in Pennsylvania; no error in denying motion for summary judgment.LucciAshtabula 3/4/2024 3/4/2024 2024-Ohio-786
State v. Foti 2023-L-074CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated trafficking in drugs; aggravated possession of drugs; sufficiency of the evidence; confidential informant; corroboration of testimony; constructive possession; circumstantial evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; witness credibility.TrappLake 2/26/2024 2/26/2024 2024-Ohio-699
Willowick Bldg. Dept. v. Shoregate Towers NS, L.L.C. 2023-L-079CRIMINAL LAW - property code violations; misdemeanors; personal jurisdiction; named defendant; limited liability company; void judgment.TrappLake 2/26/2024 2/26/2024 2024-Ohio-700
State v. Wolfe 2023-P-0017CRIMINAL LAW - theft; other acts evidence, intent, absence of mistake, highly probative, failed to demonstrate prejudiced the jury, invited error; manifest weight, jury was free to believe state's version of events, credibility of witnesses.TrappPortage 2/26/2024 2/26/2024 2024-Ohio-701
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