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Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
03/18/2024 Case Announcements
| | Official versions released. | | |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-989 |
03/18/2024 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
3/18/2024
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3/18/2024
| 2024-Ohio-990 |
03/15/2024 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/15/2024
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3/15/2024
| 2024-Ohio-931 |
State ex rel. Thompson v. Gonzalez
| 2023-1070 | Prohibition—Mandamus—Because relator’s complaint was obviously meritless, court of appeals did not err in sua sponte dismissing complaint—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-897 |
3/14/2024
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3/14/2024
| 2024-Ohio-897 |
Disciplinary Counsel v. Alexander
| 2023-0977 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Committing an illegal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty or trustworthiness—Conditionally stayed one-year suspension. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-900 |
3/14/2024
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3/14/2024
| 2024-Ohio-900 |
State v. Knuff
| 2019-1323 | Criminal law—Aggravated murders—Convictions and death sentences affirmed. | Deters, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-902 |
3/14/2024
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3/14/2024
| 2024-Ohio-902 |
03/14/2024 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/14/2024
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3/14/2024
| 2024-Ohio-930 |
03/14/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
3/14/2024
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3/14/2024
| 2024-Ohio-929 |
03/14/2024 Case Announcements #3
| | Merit decisions without opinions. | | |
3/14/2024
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3/14/2024
| 2024-Ohio-949 |
03/13/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review. | | |
3/13/2024
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3/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-880 |
03/13/2024 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals—Mediation matters. | | |
3/13/2024
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3/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-912 |
Disciplinary Counsel v. Bell
| 2023-0739 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violation of Rules of Professional Conduct—Indefinite suspension with no time credited for interim suspension is appropriate sanction for attorney convicted of a felony stemming from attempt to engage in sexually motivated conduct with underage victim. | Kennedy, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-876 |
3/13/2024
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3/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-876 |
In re J.C.
| 2023-0855 | Court of appeals’ judgment reversed on the authority of In re Z.C. and cause remanded to court of appeals. | | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-877 |
3/13/2024
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3/13/2024
| 2024-Ohio-877 |
Disciplinary Counsel v. Goodman
| 2023-0740 | Attorneys—Misconduct—Violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct—Permanent disbarment. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-852 |
3/12/2024
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3/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-852 |
Plaza v. Black
| 2023-0762 | Habeas corpus—Parole revocation—Appellant’s petition failed to state with sufficient specificity facts that would entitle him to habeas relief—Court of appeals’ judgment granting warden’s motion to dismiss affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-853 |
3/12/2024
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3/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-853 |
03/12/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
3/12/2024
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3/12/2024
| 2024-Ohio-895 |
03/08/2024 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/8/2024
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3/8/2024
| 2024-Ohio-817 |
03/07/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/7/2024
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3/7/2024
| 2024-Ohio-801 |
State v. Dudas
| 2023-0393 | R.C. 2953.21(A)(2)(a)—Under Ohio law, a delayed appeal of a conviction is a direct appeal—A defendant who files a delayed appeal may file a petition for postconviction relief within 365 days of filing of trial transcript in court of appeals—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded. | DeWine, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-775 |
3/7/2024
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3/7/2024
| 2024-Ohio-775 |
State v. Wilson
| 2022-1482 | Criminal law—R.C. 2901.05—Affirmative defenses—Self-defense—Ineffective assistance of counsel—Appellant produced evidence that tended to support claim that he had acted in self-defense, and he was therefore entitled to a self-defense jury instruction—Trial counsel was prejudicially ineffective by failing to request a self-defense jury instruction—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court. | Stewart, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-776 |
3/7/2024
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3/7/2024
| 2024-Ohio-776 |
Smith v. Ohio State Univ.
| 2023-0009 | Subject-matter jurisdiction—Affirmative defenses—Discretionary immunity—R.C. 2743.02—R.C. 2743.03—Under R.C. Chapter 2743, Court of Claims has subject-matter jurisdiction to hear suits brought against the state when the state has waived its sovereign immunity—The state has not waived its sovereign immunity when it acts pursuant to its highly discretionary legislative, judicial, executive, or planning functions—Discretionary immunity is a jurisdictional bar, not an affirmative defense, to suits brought against the state in Court of Claims—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to court of appeals. | Kennedy, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-764 |
3/6/2024
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3/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-764 |
State ex rel. Clark v. Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.
| 2023-0387 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Requested records provided—Relator showed that respondent failed for 11 business days, starting with day relator filed mandamus action, to comply with its obligations under R.C. 149.43(B) to produce requested records—Writ denied as moot, $1,000 in statutory damages awarded, and request for court costs denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-770 |
3/6/2024
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3/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-770 |
Disciplinary Counsel v. Coomes
| 2024-0199 | On certified order of the Indiana Supreme Court, No. 21S-DI-17. | | |
3/6/2024
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3/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-795 |
03/06/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/6/2024
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3/6/2024
| 2024-Ohio-796 |
03/05/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review—Reconsideration of prior decisions. | | |
3/5/2024
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3/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-763 |
03/05/2024 Case Announcements #2
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
3/5/2024
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3/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-787 |
State ex rel. Dillon v. Indus. Comm.
| 2023-0152 | Workers’ compensation—Total-temporary-disability compensation—R.C. 4123.511(K) requires Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to recoup overpayment of total-temporary-disability compensation paid to an injured worker between time injured worker reached maximum medical improvement and date of termination of total-temporary-disability compensation—Court of appeals’ judgment denying writ of mandamus affirmed—State ex rel. Russell v. Indus. Comm. overruled. | Kennedy, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-744 |
3/5/2024
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3/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-744 |
State v. Brown
| 2022-1182 | Criminal law—Robbery—Court of appeals erred in determining that evidence was insufficient to support trial court’s conclusion that appellee committed a theft offense and that in doing so, he threatened to inflict physical harm on two different people—R.C. 2911.02(A) (defining robbery as threatening to inflict physical harm on another while committing a theft offense) does not require that theft victim be person who was threatened—A defendant may not assert error on appeal based on late disclosure of evidence alleged to be materially exculpatory that was not disclosed until trial unless defendant raised the issue in trial court by requesting continuance or mistrial or by some other means— Appellee forfeited claim that he was entitled to new trial based on state’s purported violation of Brady v. Maryland—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded for court of appeals to consider appellee’s remaining assignments of error. | DeWine, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-749 |
3/5/2024
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3/5/2024
| 2024-Ohio-749 |
In re Resignation of Iqbal
| 2024-0102 | Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C). | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-760 |
03/04/2024 Administrative Actions
| | Administrative actions. | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-761 |
03/04/2024 Administrative Actions #2
| | Administrative actions. | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-762 |
In re Resignation of George
| 2024-0247 | Attorneys at law—Resignation with disciplinary action pending—Gov.Bar R. VI(11)(C). | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-765 |
03/04/2024 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-767 |
03/04/2024 Administrative Actions #3
| | Administrative actions. | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-768 |
03/04/2024 Case Announcements
| | Official versions released—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
3/4/2024
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3/4/2024
| 2024-Ohio-766 |
03/01/2024 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
3/1/2024
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3/1/2024
| 2024-Ohio-769 |
02/29/2024 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
2/29/2024
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2/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-723 |
02/29/2024 Case Announcements #2
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Mediation matters. | | |
2/29/2024
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2/29/2024
| 2024-Ohio-745 |
02/28/2024 Case Announcements
| | Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases. | | |
2/28/2024
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2/28/2024
| 2024-Ohio-719 |
02/23/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals. | | |
2/23/2024
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2/23/2024
| 2024-Ohio-676 |
Blodharn v. Chambers-Smith
| 2023-1083 | Habeas corpus—Petitioner failed to include commitment papers showing that imprisonment lacks legal authority, as required by R.C. 2725.04(D)—Writ denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-645 |
2/23/2024
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2/23/2024
| 2024-Ohio-645 |
State v. Nicholson
| 2019-1787 | Criminal law—Aggravated murder—Convictions and death sentences affirmed. | Fischer, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-604 |
2/22/2024
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2/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-604 |
State ex rel. Ware v. Beggs
| 2023-0138 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator failed to clearly and convincingly show that records custodian failed to send the records he had requested or that records custodian had failed to comply with an obligation under R.C. 149.43(B) at time of filing of complaint—Writ denied as moot and statutory damages denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-611 |
2/22/2024
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2/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-611 |
State ex rel. Ware v. Galonski
| 2023-0176 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—R.C. 149.43—Requested records provided—Writ and statutory damages denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-613 |
2/22/2024
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2/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-613 |
02/22/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings. | | |
2/22/2024
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2/22/2024
| 2024-Ohio-648 |
02/21/2024 Case Announcements
| | Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals accepted for review—Appeals not accepted for review. | | |
2/21/2024
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2/21/2024
| 2024-Ohio-597 |
02/21/2024 Case Announcements #2
| | Appeals not accepted for review. | | |
2/21/2024
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2/21/2024
| 2024-Ohio-642 |
02/21/2024 Case Announcements #3
| | Mediation matters. | | |
2/21/2024
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2/21/2024
| 2024-Ohio-643 |
02/21/2024 Case Announcements #4
| | Merit decisions with opinions. | | |
2/21/2024
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2/21/2024
| 2024-Ohio-647 |
State ex rel. Peterson v. Licking Cty. Bd. of Elections
| 2024-0155 | Elections—Prohibition—Mandamus—Disqualification of counsel—Relator, a village mayor, failed to show that she was entitled to writ of prohibition preventing respondent village from setting date for recall election or preventing respondent boards of elections from conducting that election—Relator failed to show that she was entitled to writ of mandamus ordering respondent boards of elections to remove recall election from ballot—Writs denied—Relator’s motion to disqualify counsel for respondent village denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-646 |
2/21/2024
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2/21/2024
| 2024-Ohio-646 |
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