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Harris v. City of Kirtland, Inc. 2024-L-033APPELLATE REVIEW - trial court judgment can only be reviewed on appeal if it constitutes a final order pursuant to R.C. 2505.02 and Civ.R. 54(B); multiple claims and parties remain pending; interlocutory order; no mandatory language that there is no just reason for delay; lack of a final and appealable order.LynchLake 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1743
State v. Heltzel 2023-T-0088CRIMINAL - not guilty by reason of insanity; commitment to mental health facility; least restrictive alternative; conditional release; nonsecured status; R.C. 2945.401(E); threat to public safety; past history; history of noncompliance; burden of proof on prosecutor; abuse of discretion; Equal ProtectionLynchTrumbull 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1742
Morrison v. Morrison 2023-G-0015DOMESTIC RELATIONS - divorce; objections to magistrate's decision; timely objections; excusable neglect; abuse of discretion; three-day mailing rule does not apply; continuance; termination of counsel; previous continuances; inconvenience to parties and the court; pro se; scope of questions; termination of hearing; prejudiceLynchGeauga 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1741
State v. Cunningham 2023-P-0084CRIMINAL - Violating a Protection Order; R.C. 2919.27; competence to stand trial; R.C. 2945.37; when competency raised after the start of trial a court must hold a hearing only for good cause shown or on the court's own motion; due process requires court to sua sponte hold a competency hearing when presented with sufficient indicia of incompetence; abuse of discretion; mental illness is not synonymous with incompetency; despite peculiar nature of appellant's trial testimony, appellant did not demonstrate sufficient indicia of incompetency to find trial court abused its discretion by not sua sponte holding a hearing.EklundPortage 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1739
Elser v. Johnson 2023-T-0081CIVIL - municipal court; breach of contract; fraud; business owner; electrical improvements; electrician; defendant not bonded or licensed in Ohio; plaintiff aware of defendant's qualifications; trial court in best position to adjudicate credibility of witnesses; judgment not against the manifest weight of the evidence.LucciTrumbull 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1745
State v. Tinker 2023-A-0068CRIMINAL - Gross Abuse of a Corpse; Obstructing Justice; Tampering with Evidence; consecutive sentence; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); course of conduct; proportionality; seriousness of conduct; criminal record; lack of remorseLynchAshtabula 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1740
State v. Francis 2023-T-0089CRIMINAL - motion to vacate; void judgment; plea colloquy; no contest; Crim.R. 11(B)(2); res judicata.LynchTrumbull 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1746
Requa v. Conneaut City Aud. 2023-A-0067CIVIL - The Unemployment Compensation Review Commission; administrative appeal to the court of common pleas; R.C. 4141.281(D)(5); Ohio Adm.Code 4146–25–01; request for review; R.C. 4141.281(D)(6); appellee's nonappearance at unemployment compensation hearing.EklundAshtabula 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1738
State v. Birdsong 2022-A-0115CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated trafficking in drugs; trafficking in cocaine; additional indictment for theft; speedy trial; ineffective assistance of counsel; R.C. 2945.71; R.C. 2945.72; separate charges of theft unrelated to drug charges; one-day-for-one-day count; tolling events; no deficiency in performance; no ineffective assistance; manifest weight of the evidence; constructive possession; proximity to contraband; indicia of trafficking; bindles; baggies; in console; driver switched to passenger seat; verdict supported by sufficient, credible evidence.LucciAshtabula 5/6/2024 5/6/2024 2024-Ohio-1744
Redding v. United States Parachute Assn. 2024-G-0014APPELLATE REVIEW - Lack of final appealable order; attorney fees amount not awarded and not disposed of in entry on appeal.LucciGeauga 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1651
State v. Tenney 2024-T-0028APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 5(A); motion for leave to file a delayed appeal; notice of appeal must filed in the trial court concurrently with the filing of the motion in the court of appeals; matter dismissed.TrappTrumbull 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1652
State ex rel. Ames v. Freedom Twp. Bd. of Trustees 2023-P-0069CIVIL - R.C. 121.22(I)(2)(a); if the trial court issues an injunction pursuant to R.C. 121.22(I)(1), the trial court is then required to award the complaining party all court costs; R.C.121.22(I)(2)(a) is clear and unambiguous.EklundPortage 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1645
In re Hetmanski v. Hetmanski 2023-T-0065CIVIL - Dissolution; separation agreement; contract law; motion to show cause; trial court's adoption of magistrate's decision; abuse of discretion; trial court in best position to weigh evidence; agreement must be read as a whole; no indication trial court failed to review transcript; parol evidence rule; parol evidence cannot contradict the terms of the integrated agreement; trial court's conclusions about parol evidence were incorrect but reviewing courts reverse judgments not reasons; waiver.EklundTrumbull 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1646
State v. Corteggiano 2023-A-0065CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 29; sufficiency of the evidence; aggravated menacing; R.C. 2903.21(A); knowingly; R.C. 2901.22.LucciAshtabula 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1653
State v. Naylor 2023-P-0015 & 2023-P-0021CRIMINAL LAW - aggravated vehicular homicide; R.C. 2903.06; aggravated vehicular assault; R.C. 2903.08; operating a vehicle under the influence of a listed metabolite of a controlled substance; R.C. 4511.19(A)(j)(viii)(II); proposed expert testimony; actual impairment; proximate cause; reliability of testing; mass spectrometry; prosecutorial misconduct; per se offense; sufficiency of the evidence; unconstitutional vagueness; substantive due process; nunc pro tunc sentencing entry; clerical mistakes.TrappPortage 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1648
State v. Parks 2023-T-0102CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); prison sentence; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14; compliance with the statutory requirements.PattonTrumbull 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1650
State v. Blosser 2023-P-0070 & 2023-P-0071CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); prison sentence; compliance with the statutory requirements; remanded to correct sentencing entry.PattonPortage 4/29/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1649
State ex rel. Ames v. Troy Twp. Bd. of Trustees 2023-G-0043APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02; partial denial of summary judgment; lack of jurisdiction; appeal dismissed.TrappGeauga 4/23/2024 4/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1647
Haun v. Haun 2023-P-0049DOMESTIC RELATIONS - spousal support; consideration of support factors; child support; statutory factors; unjust; possession of children; needs of children; lifestyle of children; credibility of witnesses; contempt; purge; challenge to propriety of evidence; attorney fees; abuse of discretionLynchPortage 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1526
In re Marriage of Krejci 2023-A-0054CIVIL - parental rights and responsibilities; shared parenting; attorney fees; R.C. 3105.73(B); child support deviationLynchAshtabula 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1529
State v. Zampini-Solarek 2023-L-056CRIMINAL - Article I, Section 10a(B) of the Ohio Constitution; Marsy's Law; standing; right to full and timely restitution; R.C. 2929.20(K); community control imposed following judicial release; a trial court’s decision whether or not to revoke community control following judicial release; abuse of discretion; R.C. 2929.20(K) is discretionary.EklundLake 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1532
State v. Rutter 2023-A-0056CRIMINAL - sentencing; R.C. 2929.12; seriousness/recidivism factors; trial court expressly reviewed; no independent appellate review.TrappAshtabula 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1528
Homestead Interiors, Inc. v. Hines 2023-G-0040CIVIL - final order; attorney feesLynchGeauga 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1527
State v. Kovach 2024-G-0017CRIMINAL - Appeal dismissed; a trial court’s denying a motion to waive court costs is a final appealable order; App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely appeal; a motion for reconsideration of a final judgment in the trial court is a nullity.EklundGeauga 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1531
In re Jackson 2024-T-0026APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; Civ.R. 58(B); untimely appeal.PattonTrumbull 4/22/2024 4/22/2024 2024-Ohio-1525
State v. Szuch Fishery 12, L.L.C. 2024-A-0010, 2024-A-0011, 2024-A-0012APPELLATE REVIEW - state appeal; order for in camera review; denial of motion to quash subpoenas; cross-appeal; no immediate right to appeal absent direct appeal from conviction; lack of a final appealable order.EklundAshtabula 4/15/2024 4/15/2024 2024-Ohio-1431
Bahner v. Marketplace Mall 2024-G-0009APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02(B); appeal from magistrate's order is not a final appealable order; Civ.R. 53(D)(2)(a)(i); lack of jurisdiction.EklundGeauga 4/15/2024 4/15/2024 2024-Ohio-1430
State v. O'Brien-Devilliers 2023-A-0058CRIMINAL - petty misdemeanor, Crim.R. 11(E), effect of guilty plea, trial court failed completely, no showing of prejudice necessary, guilty pleas, vacated.TrappAshtabula 4/15/2024 4/15/2024 2024-Ohio-1432
State v. Kraynak 2023-G-0037CRIMINAL LAW - state's appeal; dismissal of criminal complaint; Crim.R. 12; trial of the general issue; invited error; harmless error.LucciGeauga 4/15/2024 4/15/2024 2024-Ohio-1428
State v. Millard 2023-P-0041CRIMINAL LAW - suppression hearing; mixed question of law and fact; marked lanes; R.C. 4511.33; traffic violation provides probable cause; trial court correctly applied the law to the facts.PattonPortage 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1342
In re Estate of Sassya 2024-T-0017APPELLATE REVIEW - Motion for reconsideration is a nullity; does not extend the time to appeal a final judgment; App.R. 4; Civ.R. 58(B), untimely appeal.TrappTrumbull 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1347
State v. Wyatt 2024-L-020APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 5(A); motion for leave to file a delayed appeal; concurrently with the filing of the motion, notice of appeal must be filed in the trial court.LucciLake 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1346
Career & Technical Assn. v. Auburn Vocational School Dist. Bd. of Edn. 2023-L-114CIVIL - motion for interpleader; filed after final judgment; all appellate avenues exhausted; judgment is a nullity; not appealable; even if valid order, res judicata; stipulations; valid; appeal dismissed.LucciLake 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1348
State v. Paolucci 2023-P-0088CRIMINAL LAW - speedy trial; motion to dismiss; alleged constitutional and statutory speedy trial violations; cruelty to animals; deposit; 90 days after arrest or service of summons; clock allegedly commenced at probable cause hearing; no violation; no unreasonable delay.LucciPortage 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1349
Lucas v. Byers 2023-L-093JUVENILE - parenting time; visitation; motion to modify; abuse of discretion; best interest of child; R.C. 3109.051(D); right to visitation; invited errorLynchLake 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1341
Sassya v. Morgan 2023-T-0048CIVIL - parental rights and responsibilities; continuing jurisdiction; appealed orders; App.R. 12(A)(1)(a)LynchTrumbull 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1344
State v. Brown 2024-G-0011APPELLATE REVIEW - Untimely appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1); 30 days; lack of jurisdiction.LynchGeauga 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1345
State v. Lorraine 2023-T-0040CRIMINAL LAW - plea; Crim.R. 11; de novo review; ineffective assistance of counsel; sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); supplemental brief; supplemental assignment of error; R.C. 2967.193; Crim.R. 36.PattonTrumbull 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1343
State v. Barna 2023-T-0068 & 2023-T-0069CRIMINAL LAW - misdemeanor theft; separate felonies in a different district; R.C. 2929.41; concurrent sentences; sentencing occurred for both cases on the same date; time-served; dismiss; moot.LucciTrumbull 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1350
Dailey v. Miller 2023-G-0010CIVIL - foreclosure; foreign judgment lien; motion to vacate; full faith and credit; lack of jurisdiction; collateral attack; res judicata; motion to dismiss; counterclaims; summary judgment; homestead exemption; equity; lien priority.TrappGeauga 4/9/2024 4/9/2024 2024-Ohio-1340
State v. Sferra 2024-L-010, 2024-L-011, 2024-L-012, 2024-L-013, 2024-L-014, 2024-L-015APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely appeals; App.R. 5(A); motions for delayed appeal fail to assert reasons for delay.LucciLake 3/29/2024 3/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1212
State v. Hill 2023-T-0072CRIMINAL - restitution; victim; not a party to proceedings; court lacks jurisdiction to issue orders to victims in criminal proceedingsLynchTrumbull 3/29/2024 3/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1213
State v. Siler 2023-A-0060, 2023-A-0061, 2023-A-0062, 2023-A-0063CRIMINAL LAW - felony sentencing; prison term; presumption; community control sanctions; allegedly contrary to law; R.C. 2929.13(B)(1)(a); multiple felonies of the fourth or fifth degree; prior felony conviction; no presumption; R.C. 2929.13(B)(1)(b); court had discretion; no error.LucciAshtabula 3/29/2024 3/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1211
State v. Cunningham 2023-P-0058CRIMINAL - Violating a Protection Order; R.C. 2919.27; motion to withdraw plea prior to sentencing; Crim.R. 32.1; four-factor Peterseim test; appellant failed to provide transcript of plea hearing; trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying motion to withdraw plea.EklundPortage 3/29/2024 3/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1215
In re B.M.B. 2023-P-0099JUVENILE - permanent custody; termination of parental rights; continuance; abuse of discretion; parent's participation in hearing; incarcerated parent; need for permanency; best interest of child; delay in seeking continuance; granting continuance would not have changed outcome of proceedings; due process; ineffective assistance of counselLynchPortage 3/26/2024 3/29/2024 2024-Ohio-1214
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
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
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 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. 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
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