montgomery county

Lawyer who was disciplined loses appeal

The United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit recently affirmed a lower court judgment against a lawyer who alleged a conspiracy to deprive her of her law license. The plaintiff, Georgianna Parisi, brought a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against the Montgomery County Prosecuting Office and [...]

Supreme Court of Ohio: Split court rules that juvenile record can’t be used to enhance penalty for adult conviction

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 [...]