The Supreme Court of Ohio this week resolved a dispute between two lower courts regarding the sealing of records in attempted robbery cases. The unanimous high court, in an opinion authored by Justice Paul Pfeifer, determined that attempted robbery is considered a “crime of violence” and is therefore ineligible for expungement, or a sealed record. [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court held this week that the dismissal of robbery charges against an immigrant defendant was “meaningless” when it came to possible deportation under immigration law. But the high court also held that a trial court’s failure to inform a defendant of possible deportation or other immigration consequences before admitting him to a [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio recently affirmed the denial of a writ of mandamus for a man convicted of attempted murder. The per curiam decision affirmed the judgment of the 8th District Court of Appeals which dismissed Samuel Tucker’s complaint for a writ of mandamus. Tucker pleaded guilty to attempted murder and kidnapping in 2002 [...]
A Cleveland man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted murder of two police officers will not be able to have his criminal record sealed according to a ruling from the 8th District Court of Appeals. The decision from a three-judge appellate panel affirmed the judgment of the Cuyahoga County [...]
The 8th District Court of Appeals recently reversed a murder conviction based on an error during jury selection. Carl Hampton, who was convicted in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas on charges of murder, felonious assault, involuntary manslaughter and assault, was granted a new trial despite the fact that the court of appeals found [...]
In a 4-3 ruling this week the Ohio Supreme Court held that an electric company could not be held liable for injuries sustained by a motorist who was struck by a deer and then hit a utility pole. The decision reversed the rulings of two lower courts — the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas [...]
A sexual health care clinic’s lawsuit against Governor John Kasich and the state of Ohio will move forward due to a recent judgment from a divided 8th District Court of Appeals. In a strongly worded opinion on behalf of the majority, Judge Tim McCormack wrote that the plaintiffs in the case found the doors of [...]