| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Lowman v. State Med. Bd. of Ohio
| 25CA17 | Administrative appeal-State Medical Board of Ohio-The trial court did not abuse its discretion by determining that reliable, probative, and substantial evidence supported the board's decision to revoke appellant's license, and the board's decision was in accordance with the law-Appellant issued approximately 40 prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances in violation of R.C. 4730.411(A), and no exceptions applied to those prescriptions-Judgment affirmed. | Abele | Ross |
2/19/2026
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2/24/2026
| 2026-Ohio-635 |
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State v. Stevens
| 24CA6 | CRIMINAL-POSTCONVICTION PROCEEDINGS - Trial court did not abuse its discretion in finding that appellant failed to establish that key witness's testimony was actually false or that the State knew that the testimony was false where nothing in the record or affidavit in support of postconviction petition substantiates these claims; trial court did not abuse its discretion in declining to find deficient performance that affected the outcome of appellant's trial where trial counsel did not choose to attempt impeachment of key witness with recorded statement; key witness was shown to be a convicted felon and liar via other impeachment; transcription of key witness's earlier interview demonstrated only potentially damaging statements; and it was mere speculation to conclude that had counsel impeached key witness with earlier statement that jurors would somehow have reached a different conclusion. | Smith | Hocking |
2/17/2026
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2/24/2026
| 2026-Ohio-636 |
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State v. Conkey
| 25CA2 | R.C. 2152.12(G); Juv.R. 30(D); guilty plea; waive; plain error; restitution; R.C. 2929.18(A)(1); hearing | Hess | Gallia |
2/10/2026
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2/18/2026
| 2026-Ohio-547 |
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State v. Dorsey
| 24CA4113 | judgment of conviction; final appealable order; hanging charge | Hess | Scioto |
2/9/2026
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2/13/2026
| 2026-Ohio-479 |
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State v. Clark
| 25CA32 | criminal trespass; with a 4th-degree misdemeanor, a law enforcement officer has discretion whether to the defendant a summons or arrest him or her; motion to suppress evidence; mixed question of law and fact; de novo; competent credible evidence; 4th Amendment of the United States Constitution; Article I, Section 14 of the Ohio Constitution; warrantless search; exclusionary rule; handcuffing; investigative detention; arrest; elements of arrest include: (1) intent to arrest, (2) real or pretended authority, (3) accompanied by actual or constructive seizure, and (4) person under arrest understood he or she was under arrest; when an arrest occurs may be determined by: (1) whether the officers touched the individual; (2) whether the officers displayed a weapon; (3) whether the officers handcuffed the individual; and (4) the type of words spoken by the police officer; determining when an arrest occurs requires consideration of the totality of the circumstances under an objective standard; inventory search | Wilkin | Ross |
2/5/2026
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2/11/2026
| 2026-Ohio-447 |
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State v. Willey
| 25CA1 | involuntary manslaughter; manifest weight of the evidence; jury instructions; invited error; defense of another; deadly and non-deadly force; sufficiency of the evidence | Hess | Ross |
1/23/2026
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1/28/2026
| 2026-Ohio-242 |
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State v. Wagner
| 24CA931 | Aggravated murder-Death penalty-trial court abused its discretion by dismissing death-penalty specifications over the State's objection when no authority provided the trial court with discretion to dismiss the specifications-Judgment reversed and remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. | Abele | Pike |
1/22/2026
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2/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-362 |
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State v. Morgan
| 24CA30 | Guilty pleas; Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(c); Constitutional rights waiver; Plea entered voluntarily, knowingly, and intelligently; Strict compliance; No requirement of prejudice if complete failure to notify of constitutional rights; Right to a jury trial; failure to use the precise language is not grounds for vacating a plea so long as the rights are explained in a way reasonably understood by the defendant; totality of the colloquy; references to the plea agreement was not sufficient when the trial court only advised defendant of his right to “trial” as opposed to his right to a “jury trial” | Wilkin | Athens |
1/22/2026
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1/29/2026
| 2026-Ohio-282 |
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Plibrico Co., L.L.C. v. Hall
| 25CA11 | Civil protection order on behalf of an organization; findings of fact and conclusions of law; final appealable order; expired protection order; mootness doctrine; Civ.R. 53(D)(3)(ii); Civ.R. 65.1(A); Civ.R. 65.1(F)(3)(b); R.C. 2903.214(G)(1); R.C. 2903.215 | Wilkin | Lawrence |
1/22/2026
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1/29/2026
| 2026-Ohio-284 |
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State v. Tucker
| 24CA18 | Police pursuit; no person shall operate a motor vehicle so as willfully to elude or flee a police officer after receiving a visible or audible signal from a police officer to bring the person's motor vehicle to a stop; R.C. 2921.331(B); the operation of motor vehicle by the offender caused a substantial risk of serious physical harm to persons of property; R.C. 2921.331(C)(5)(a)(ii); third-degree felony; manifest weight of the evidence; miscarriage of justice | Wilkin | Washington |
1/22/2026
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1/29/2026
| 2026-Ohio-283 |
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State v. Perrill
| 24CA18 & 24CA19 | Final appealable order, unresolved or hanging charges preclude an order from being final, a court of appeals lacks jurisdiction to consider a non-final order | Wilkin | Pickaway |
1/16/2026
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1/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-218 |
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Estate of Altizer v. Arbors at Gallipolis
| 24CA2 | Summary judgement, R.C. 2305.113, medical claim, 180-day letter, statutory interpretation, de novo, certified mail delivery, notice of 180-day letter effective upon delivery | Wilkin | Gallia |
1/16/2026
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2/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-369 |
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State v. Wisor
| 25CA6 | Merger; Burglary; R.C. 2911.12(A)(2) and (D); Grand theft; R.C. 2913.02(A)(1) and (B)(2); Double jeopardy; R.C. 2941.25; Ruff test; Allied offenses of similar import; Imposition of concurrent sentences and merger; Separate harm; Separate victims | Wilkin | Washington |
1/16/2026
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1/28/2026
| 2026-Ohio-248 |
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State v. Armstrong
| 24CA19 | CRIMINAL-JURY INSTRUCTIONS-PLAIN ERROR-STRUCTURAL ERROR-SUFFICIENCY-ENDANGERING CHILDREN-SUBSTANTIAL RISK - The provision of an erroneous jury instruction did not constitute structural error and appellant's failure to object to the instruction below waived all but plain error on appeal; appellant's convictions for endangering children were supported by sufficient evidence where his actions in breaking down a door into the room where the children were located created a substantial risk to the health or safety of his children. | Smith | Washington |
1/13/2026
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1/28/2026
| 2026-Ohio-245 |
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State v. Tonnous
| 24CA12 | CIVIL RULE 60(B)(1) EXCUSABLE NEGLECT; CIVIL RULE 60(B)(5) "ANY OTHER REASON JUSTIFYING RELIEF FROM THE JUDGMENT" - Trial court did not abuse its discretion in granting relief from default judgment under Civ.R. 60(B); although trial court reasoned insurance company demonstrated excusable neglect under Civ.R. 60(B)(1) and appellate court instead found relief proper under Civ.R. 60(B)(5), a correct judgment will not be reversed merely because erroneous reasons were given for it. | Smith | Washington |
1/13/2026
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1/28/2026
| 2026-Ohio-246 |
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In re H.C.
| 25CA12 | Permanent custody-Trial court's judgment placing child in the agency's permanent custody was not against the manifest weight of the evidence-Judgment affirmed. | Abele | Highland |
1/5/2026
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1/5/2026
| 2026-Ohio-12 |
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State v. Wyant
| 25CA6 & 25CA7 | R.C. 2945.71-Speedy trial-Motion to dismiss-Triple-count provisions did not apply to multiple indictments that arose out of different criminal incidents-Judgment affirmed. | Abele | Lawrence |
1/5/2026
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1/14/2026
| 2026-Ohio-102 |
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State v. Kelly
| 24CA4093 | Trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound; R.C. 2925.03(A)(2); Ineffective assistance of counsel; Waiver of court costs; Sentences after negotiated plea; R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12 | Wilkin | Scioto |
1/2/2026
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1/12/2026
| 2026-Ohio-71 |
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In re C.H.
| 25CA4146 & 25CA4147 | Permanent custody-trial court's judgment placing children in the agency's permanent custody was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. | Abele | Scioto |
1/2/2026
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1/12/2026
| 2026-Ohio-81 |