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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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State v. Brown
| 2025-L-073 | CRIMINAL - Rape; R.C. 2907.02(A)(1); substitute counsel; attorney-client relationship; manifest weight of the evidence; ineffective assistance of counsel; consecutive sentences; future crime; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) | S. Lynch | Lake |
3/16/2026
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3/16/2026
| 2026-Ohio-875 |
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State v. Vance
| 2025-L-087 | CRIMINAL - Aggravated Possession of Drugs; motion to suppress; Fourth Amendment; probable cause; reasonable suspicion; traffic stop; vehicle search; totality of the circumstances; scope of stop. | Eklund | Lake |
3/16/2026
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3/16/2026
| 2026-Ohio-876 |
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State v. Green-Sarubbi
| 2025-L-108, 2025-L-109 | CRIMINAL - misdemeanor sentencing; restitution; mandate on remand; postjudgment interest; R.C. 1343.03(A) | S. Lynch | Lake |
3/16/2026
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3/16/2026
| 2026-Ohio-877 |
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State ex rel. White v. Falkowski
| 2025-L-149 | EXTRAORDINARY WRITS - mandamus; prohibition; motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B); ruling on motion to disqualify magistrate; mootness; compliance with local rules; adequate remedy in the ordinary course of law; exercise of jurisdiction. | Per Curiam | Lake |
3/16/2026
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3/16/2026
| 2026-Ohio-878 |
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Tamarac Apts., L.L.C. v. Austin
| 2026-L-0003 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 4(A); thirty-day rule; untimely appeal; motion for delayed appeals inapplicable to civil appeals. | S. Lynch | Lake |
3/16/2026
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3/16/2026
| 2026-Ohio-879 |
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State v. Jordan
| 2025-L-054 | CRIMINAL LAW - having weapons under disability; possession of cocaine; misdemeanor soliciting; no sentence entered on soliciting guilty verdict; no final judgment; manifest weight of the evidence; soliciting verdict is only argument on appeal; no objection to failure to sentence; no final appealable order. | Lucci | Lake |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-782 |
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State v. Appenzeller
| 2025-L-084 | POSTCONVICTION RELIEF - void; personal jurisdiction; postconviction relief; R.C. 2953.21; R.C. 2953.23; untimely or successive petition; res judicata. | Lucci | Lake |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-783 |
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Hahn v. Farmakis-King
| 2025-A-0009 | CIVIL - spouse; loan; promissory note; mortgage; proof of debt; subsequent agreement; parol evidence; contract integration; fully integrated contract; partially integrated contract; attorney-client privilege; R.C. 2317.02; R.C. 2317.021; intent; manifest weight of the evidence; expressio unius est exclusio alterius. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-778 |
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State v. Norman
| 2025-A-0023 | CRIMINAL LAW - felonious assault; firearm specification; having weapons under disability; alleged ineffective assistance of counsel; motions for continuance; alleged lack of preparation; motions for continuance not uncommon in a criminal matter; no argument relating to prejudice; opening statement; no evidence or argument regarding counsel's alleged deficiency; admission of facts by defense of self-defense; no prejudice for calling witnesses; defendant has a right to testify; recalling victim and police officer assisted in defense; defense counsel effectively cross-examined state's witnesses; standing order to testify regarding victim's prior actions against defendant's mother; no ineffectiveness for failing to object to admission of defendant's police interview; no ineffectiveness for making a motion to dismiss; no ineffectiveness in closing argument; no ineffectiveness for conduct or omissions during sentencing; no ineffectiveness regarding alleged failure to advise defendant to accept plea deal; voluntary decision; no obvious prejudice due to counsel's prior representation of state's witness; no error in excusing one juror but not another; sufficient, credible evidence of physical harm via a deadly weapon; felony sentence not contrary to law; convictions supported by manifest weight of the evidence; sufficient, credible evidence that defendant acted knowingly. | Lucci | Ashtabula |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-779 |
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State v. Patton
| 2025-A-0033, 2025-A-0034, 2025-A-0035 | CRIMINAL LAW - guilty plea; waiver; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary; Crim.R. 11; showing of prejudice; Alford plea. | M. Lynch | Ashtabula |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-780 |
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State v. Bishop
| 2025-A-0036 | CRIMINAL LAW – guilty plea; misdemeanors; petty offense; Crim.R. 11; de novo; effect of guilty plea; failure to comply; reversed and remanded. | Patton | Ashtabula |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-781 |
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State v. Ickes
| 2025-P-0028 | CRIMINAL - Operating a Vehicle Impaired ("OVI"); felony; no contest plea; knowing, intelligent, and voluntary plea; Crim.R. 11; uncounseled convictions; enhancement of offense; demonstration of facts; prejudice | S. Lynch | Portage |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-784 |
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State v. Little
| 2025-P-0038, 2025-P-0039 | CRIMINAL LAW - jail-time credit; abuse of discretion; R.C. 2967.191; consecutive sentences; trial court appropriately calculated jail time credit. | Patton | Portage |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-785 |
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State ex rel. Zoldan v. Giulitto
| 2025-P-0083 | ORIGINAL ACTION - procedendo; delay in ruling on motions; motion to dismiss; judgments rendered; duty already performed; moot | Per Curiam | Portage |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-787 |
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State v. Coppa
| 2025-P-0043 | CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08; R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; consistency in sentencing; judicial bias; R.C. 2701.03; due process; ineffective assistance of counsel. | Patton | Portage |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-786 |
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Plalan Lake Rd. Maintenance, Inc. v. Fabian
| 2025-T-0020 | CIVIL - Enforcement of settlement agreement; contract law; corporation may only act through its agents; R.C. 1702.12; indemnity of directors/trustees. | Eklund | Trumbull |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-788 |
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State v. Crislip
| 2025-T-0046 | CRIMINAL LAW - felonious assault; firearm specification; having weapons under disability; alleged ineffective assistance of counsel; motions for continuance; alleged lack of preparation; motions for continuance not uncommon in a criminal matter; no argument relating to prejudice; opening statement; no evidence or argument regarding counsel's alleged deficiency; admission of facts by defense of self-defense; no prejudice for calling witnesses; defendant has a right to testify; recalling victim and police officer assisted in defense; defense counsel effectively cross-examined state's witnesses; standing order to testify regarding victim's prior actions against defendant's mother; no ineffectiveness for failing to object to admission of defendant's police interview; no ineffectiveness for making a motion to dismiss; no ineffectiveness in closing argument; no ineffectiveness for conduct or omissions during sentencing; no ineffectiveness regarding alleged failure to advise defendant to accept plea deal; voluntary decision; no obvious prejudice due to counsel's prior representation of state's witness; no error in excusing one juror but not another; sufficient, credible evidence of physical harm via a deadly weapon; felony sentence not contrary to law; convictions supported by manifest weight of the evidence; sufficient, credible evidence that defendant acted knowingly. | Lucci | Trumbull |
3/9/2026
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3/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-789 |
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State v. Born
| 2025-P-0081 | APPELLATE REVIEW – App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely criminal appeal; has not sought leave to appeal under App.R. 5(A); appeal dismissed. | Lucci | Portage |
3/2/2026
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3/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-712 |
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State v. Slepsky
| 2025-G-0014 | CRIMINAL LAW - motion in limine; no contest plea; explanation of circumstances; factual basis; Crim.R. 11; effect of the plea; aggravated vehicular homicide; R.C. 2903.06(A)(2); aggravated vehicular assault; R.C. 2903.08(A)(1)(a); marijuana metabolite; urine; blood; abuse of discretion; factual basis as presented did not negate any element of the charged offense; plain error; bill of particulars; trial court complied with Crim.R. 11; written plea agreement. | Patton | Geauga |
3/2/2026
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3/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-709 |
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L. Bryan Carr Co., L.P.A. v. LaForge
| 2026-G-0001 | JURISDICTION -notice of appeal; untimely; motion to dismiss; lack of jurisdiction; App.R. 4; appeal dismissed. | M. Lynch | Geauga |
3/2/2026
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3/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-713 |
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In re T.T.
| 2025-L-103, 2025-L-104 | CUSTODY - termination of parental rights; permanent custody; manifest weight of the evidence; sufficiency of the evidence; R.C. 2151.414; continuance; motion to continue; abuse of discretion; Indian or Native American ancestry; trial court inquiry; plain error review. | M. Lynch | Lake |
3/2/2026
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3/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-710 |
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State v. Vega
| 2025-L-136 | APPELLATE REVIEW – App.R. 4(A)(1); untimely criminal appeal; has not sought leave to appeal under App.R. 5(A); appeal dismissed. | Eklund | Lake |
3/2/2026
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3/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-711 |
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In re C.A.P.
| 2025-P-0073 | JUVENILE - termination of parental rights; termination of father's rights; one child; R.C. 2151.414; manifest weight of the evidence; best interest of child; guardian ad litem ("GAL"); R.C. 2151.281; Sup.R. 48.03; Sup.R. 48.06; deficient GAL report; harmless; recommendation; permanent custody to agency. | Patton | Portage |
2/26/2026
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2/26/2026
| 2026-Ohio-661 |
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In re C.A.P.
| 2025-P-0075 | JUVENILE - termination of parental rights; termination of mother's rights; one child; R.C. 2151.414; manifest weight of the evidence; best interest of child; guardian ad litem; recommendation; permanent custody to agency. | Patton | Portage |
2/26/2026
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2/26/2026
| 2026-Ohio-662 |
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State v. Zeigler
| 2025-T-0050 | POSTCONVICTION RELIEF - Irregular motion may be recast as a petition for postconviction relief; R.C. 2953.21; trial court may dismiss petition without hearing; trial court must issue findings of fact and conclusions of law; trial court found appellant had previously filed a direct appeal in which he could have appealed issues raised in his present motion. | Eklund | Trumbull |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-604 |
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State ex rel. Ames v. Kinsman Twp. Bd. of Trustees
| 2025-T-0051 | CIVIL - Open Meetings Act; R.C. 121.22; any person may bring claim to enforce R.C. 121.22; mandamus seeking to enforce compliance with Open Meetings Act must be brought ex rel. the State; R.C.2731.04. | Eklund | Trumbull |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-605 |
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Yacoub v. Perry
| 2025-T-0055 | APPELLATE REVIEW - R.C. 2505.02; denial of motion for new trial; no entry disposing of all claims; no final appealable order. | Lucci | Trumbull |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-606 |
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State ex rel. Parker v. Rice
| 2025-T-0093 | ORIGINAL ACTION - Mandamus; postconviction relief; motion to dismiss; Civ.R. 12(B)(6); adequate remedy at law; direct appeal. | Eklund | Trumbull |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-607 |
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Johnson v. Mentor Harbor Yachting Club
| 2025-L-023 | CIVIL - summary judgment; purported findings of fact; harmless error; invasion of privacy; libel; slander; opinion; vicarious liability; negligence; intentional infliction of emotional distress; failure to establish reversible error. | Eklund | Lake |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-601 |
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FIG 20, L.L.C. v. Daczko
| 2025-P-0049 | CIVIL - foreclosure; summary judgment; Civ.R. 56(C); discovery; additional time for discovery; Civ.R. 56(F); continuance; affidavit; failure to provide affidavit; abuse of discretion; sale of tax certificate; 5721.31 and .32; written notice; treasurer | S. Lynch | Portage |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-602 |
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State v. Hartman
| 2025-P-0065 | APPELLATE REVIEW – Separate sentence for each offense; no final appealable order; lack of jurisdiction. | Eklund | Portage |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-603 |
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State v. Volpi
| 2025-A-0044 | CRIMINAL - Rape; R.C. 2907.02; Unlawful sexual conduct with a Minor; R.C. 2907.04; consecutive sentences; R.C. 2929.14; R.C. 2953.08; trial court’s statement on the record reflects required findings to impose consecutive sentences; aggregate sentence was not cruel and unusual punishment. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-599 |
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Hitchcock v. Delta Trust
| 2025-G-0026 | CIVIL - foreclosure; summary judgment; homeowners association; restrictive covenants; preliminary judicial report; sheriff's deed; constructive notice; chain of title; planned community law; R.C. 5312.02; encumbrances | S. Lynch | Geauga |
2/23/2026
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2/23/2026
| 2026-Ohio-600 |
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State v. Tigner
| 2025-L-092 | CRIMINAL LAW - Crim.R. 19; objection to magistrate's decision; failure to provide transcript or affidavit of evidence; timely appeal; App.R. 4(A)(1). | M. Lynch | Lake |
2/17/2026
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2/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-519 |
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Planet Home Lending, L.L.C. v. Keyes
| 2025-L-091 | CIVIL - summary judgment; decree of foreclosure; due process; Civ.R. 56; Civ.R. 6; local rules; motion to vacate; motion to strike; appellate jurisdiction; standing; holder in due course; burden-shifting. | Eklund | Lake |
2/17/2026
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2/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-521 |
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State v. Baynes
| 2024-P-0048, 2024-P-0053 | CRIMINAL LAW - sentencing; R.C. 2953.08(G); consecutive sentences; abuse of discretion; plain error; revocation of judicial release; R.C. 2929.20(K); imposition of consecutive sentence; R.C. 2929.14(C)(10); definite sentence required to be served prior to indefinite sentence. | Patton | Portage |
2/17/2026
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2/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-518 |
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Morgan228, L.L.C. v. Miavitz
| 2025-P-0046 | CIVIL - magistrate’s decision; breach of contract; damages; reimbursement testimony; abuse of discretion; sufficiency and weight of the evidence; credibility. | Eklund | Portage |
2/17/2026
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2/17/2026
| 2026-Ohio-520 |
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State v. Thompson
| 2025-A-0015 | CRIMINAL LAW - Pandering Sexually-Oriented Matter Involving a Minor; Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor; ineffective assistance of counsel; timing of motion to dismiss; speedy trial; R.C. 2945.71, 2945.72, 2945.73; trial tactics; no deficient performance; no prejudice; indictment was constitutionally sufficient; due process; double jeopardy; failure to adequately distinguish multiple counts; plain error; nonbinding legal authority; factually distinguishable; sufficiency of the evidence; four separate counts. | Eklund | Ashtabula |
2/9/2026
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2/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-399 |
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In re Court Authorization to Retain Possession of Sealed Documents in Pending Matters
| 2025-T-0061 | APPELLATE REVIEW - appellate jurisdiction; judgments and final orders; R.C. 2505.02; administrative order; no trial court proceedings. | Eklund | Trumbull |
2/9/2026
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2/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-400 |
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880 West Liberty, L.L.C. v. Hubbard Food Store, L.L.C.
| 2025-T-0065 | APPELLATE REVIEW – R.C. 2505.02(B); Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(a); magistrate's decision has not been adopted by the trial court and remains interlocutory; no final order exists until all claims are resolved. | Lucci | Trumbull |
2/9/2026
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2/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-401 |
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State v. Thompson
| 2024-P-0074 | CRIMINAL LAW – motion to suppress; mixed questions of law and fact; traffic stop; probable cause to stop the vehicle; traffic violation; failure to use turn signal; consent to search vehicle; K-9 sniff; narcotics found inside vehicle; additional drugs found on defendant; traffic stop was not unreasonably prolonged, officer was still conducting initial investigation when defendant gave consent to search the vehicle; sufficiency of evidence; possession of drugs; trafficking of drugs; R.C. 2925.11; R.C. 2925.03; R.C. 2925.01; constructive possession; receipt of proceeds; R.C. 2927.21; hidden compartment; R.C. 2923.241; insufficient evidence to support conviction of designing or operating a vehicle with a hidden compartment used to transport a controlled substance. | Patton | Portage |
2/9/2026
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2/9/2026
| 2026-Ohio-398 |
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State v. Butler
| 2025-T-0035 | CRIMINAL LAW - plea agreement; joint sentencing recommendation; not binding on the court; imposition of harsher sentence; Crim.R. 11 advisements; maximum penalty; knowingly, intelligently, voluntarily. | M. Lynch | Trumbull |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-318 |
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State v. Thompson
| 2025-G-0023 | CRIMINAL LAW - Robbery; Misdemeanor Theft; manifest weight of the evidence; in-court identifications; credibility and persuasiveness; Repeat Violent Offender; R.C. 2929.14(B); not clearly and convincingly contrary to law; merger of allied offenses; plain error; separate and identifiable harm; separate victims. | Eklund | Geauga |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-313 |
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State v. Hopper
| 2025-L-093 | APPELLATE REVIEW – App.R. 5(A); delayed appeal; untimely; non-defendant; only a defendant may file a motion for delayed appeal. | Patton | Lake |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-314 |
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State v. Hopper
| 2025-L-094 | APPELLATE REVIEW – App.R. 5(A); delayed appeal; untimely; non-defendant; only a defendant may file a motion for delayed appeal. | Patton | Lake |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-315 |
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State v. Day
| 2025-P-0063 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 5(A); delayed appeal; fails to set forth valid reason for delay; reasons do not justify delay of over one year to initiate appeal; appellant not diligent in protecting her own rights. | M. Lynch | Portage |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-316 |
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State v. Day
| 2025-P-0064 | APPELLATE REVIEW - App.R. 5(A); delayed appeal; fails to set forth valid reason for delay; reasons do not justify delay of over one year to initiate appeal; appellant not diligent in protecting her own rights. | M. Lynch | Portage |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-317 |
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Grinder v. Schaaf
| 2024-P-0081 | CIVIL - contract; summary judgment; mechanic's lien; 1311.06(A); affidavit; jurat; notarial certificate; R.C. 147.011(C) and (D); R.C. 147.542(D); Home Solicitation Sales Act (HSSA); R.C. 1345.21; failure to cancel and/or rescind; objections to magistrate's decision; Civ.R. 53(D) | S. Lynch | Portage |
2/2/2026
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2/2/2026
| 2026-Ohio-312 |
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State v. Lucas
| 2025-L-079 | CRIMINAL - double jeopardy; allied offenses; R.C. 2941.25; plain error; Domestic Violence; Attempted Abduction; felony sentencing; sentence contrary to law; consecutive, maximum sentences | S. Lynch | Lake |
1/27/2026
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1/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-230 |
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State v. Welk
| 2025-L-089 | CRIMINAL - felony sentencing; contrary to law; consideration of factors; remorse; criminal record; R.C. 2929.11 and .12; appellate court cannot independently weigh the evidence | S. Lynch | Lake |
1/27/2026
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1/27/2026
| 2026-Ohio-231 |
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