The Ohio Supreme Court this week denied a man’s motion to dismiss an indictment charging him with murder. Defendant Christopher Anderson appealed from the judgment of the 7th District Court of Appeals which affirmed the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas’ decision to deny Anderson’s motion to dismiss his indictment. According to a history of [...]
The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit this week was divided when it ruled that the parties to a class action suit had standing to bring claims against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company after a data breach resulted in stolen information. The judgment reversed the ruling of the U.S. District Court for the [...]
A recent ruling handed down by the 7th District Court of Appeals found that a township could be held liable for the design and operation of a haunted house ride that injured a woman. The case stemmed from a suit filed in the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas by Elizabeth Milbert against Wells Township [...]
Along with its public reprimand of three Ohio attorneys last week, the state Supreme Court imposed a one-year stayed suspension on a Cincinnati attorney who mishandled several client matters. The lawyer, Rasheed Asani Simmonds, was admitted to the practice of law in 1997. In August 2015, the Office of Disciplinary Counsel filed a complaint with [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court was divided this week when it considered whether to suspend a Cleveland attorney from the practice of law for making unwelcome sexual advances toward a female client. The 4-3 decision resulted in a suspension of six months for attorney Tasso Paris, to be stayed on condition that he commit no further [...]
The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recently ruled that a drug dealer’s motion to suppress evidence seized during a search was properly denied because officers met the “good-faith” exception to search warrant requirements. The decision from the federal court’s three-judge appellate panel affirmed the judgment of the U.S. District Court for [...]
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 [...]
A divided Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled 4-3 that a juvenile adjudication cannot be used to enhance a penalty for an adult conviction. The majority’s opinion, written by Justice Judith Lanzinger, held that Adrian Hand Jr.’s prior juvenile adjudication for aggravated robbery was improperly used as a first-degree felony conviction to enhance his sentence for [...]
The Ohio Supreme Court this week affirmed the convictions and death sentences of man who admitted to the brutal triple murder of his girlfriend and two young children. Caron Montgomery appealed from the judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas where he pleaded guilty to the Thanksgiving Day 2010 murder of his former [...]
A panel of three judges in the 2nd District Court of Appeals recently ruled that defendant should have been allowed to withdraw a guilty plea in light of recent case law. The decision reversed the judgment of the Greene County Court of Common Pleas where Sean Channels pleaded guilty to aggravated assault. In his appeal [...]