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| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation / County | Decided | Posted | WebCite |
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Kar v. TN Dental Mgt., L.L.C.
| 25 MA 0055 | Arbitration; proposed stipulation; conflicting contract provisions; law of the case; implied rejection | Hanni | Mahoning |
12/19/2025
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12/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5666 |
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State v. Barker
| 25 CO 0007 | felonious assault; conviction not against manifest weight of the evidence; jury did not believe self-defense; no ineffective assistance of counsel; questions not leading; joinder; no cumulative error | Hanni | Columbiana |
12/18/2025
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12/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5665 |
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State v. Cassi
| 25 JE 0006 | Firearms were seized as part an arrest for misdemeanor charges of domestic violence, aggravated menacing, and using a weapon while intoxicated; the charges were dismissed; defendant filed a motion to have his property returned; trial court denied the motion and ordered the firearms to be destroyed; R.C. 2981.04; state did not request forfeiture of the firearms; prosecutor and victim agreed that the charges should be dismissed; trial court had no basis for overruling the motion to return the firearms; judgment reversed. | Waite | Jefferson |
12/17/2025
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12/17/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5618 |
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State v. Bender
| 23 BE 0012 | App.R. 26(B); untimely filing; lack of good cause; ignorance of the law; resolution of proceedings before Ohio Supreme Court | Per Curiam | Belmont |
12/17/2025
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12/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5664 |
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PennyMac Loan Servs., L.L.C. v. Nespeca
| 25 MA 0007 | reversing decision on motion for distribution of excess proceeds held with clerk after junior lienholder’s foreclosure sale where property was purchased by third-party; final orders previously declared the sale was subject to the senior mortgage, which was protected by R.C. 2329.20; senior lienholder successfully appeals by arguing trial court lacked authority to decrease amount owed from third-party purchaser on the mortgage by limiting liability to the principal balance at the time of the default by the original debtors with no mortgage interest or costs. | Robb | Mahoning |
12/17/2025
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12/18/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5622 |
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State v. Tapscott
| 25 MA 0059 | POSTCONVICTION RELIEF – second pro se petition for postconviction relief; dismissed without a hearing; abuse of discretion standard of review; R.C. 2953.21(A)(2)(a); untimely filed; R.C. 2953.23(A)(1)(a)-(b); no exception for the delay demonstrated. RES JUDICATA – judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Mahoning |
12/16/2025
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12/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5609 |
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State v. Hill
| 25 MA 0052 | CRIMINAL LAW – felonious assault; endangering children; bench trial; prison sentence; sufficient evidence; the trial court did not err in overruling Appellant’s Crim.R. 29 motion; judgments affirmed. | Dickey | Mahoning |
12/10/2025
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12/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5500 |
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State v. Reese
| 25 MA 0062 | Leave to file motion for a new trial; Crim.R. 33(B); abuse of discretion; unavoidably prevented; R.C. 149.43; Ohio’s Public Records Act. | Robb | Mahoning |
12/9/2025
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12/10/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5494 |
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State v. Qiu
| 25 NO 0526 | rejecting argument that trial court failed to advise on the effect of the guilty plea where appellant contends court did not specify guilty plea is complete admission of guilt or say the court could proceed to judgment and sentence; court did not completely fail to comply with non-constitutional rights in Crim.R. 11(C)(2)(b) and thus prejudice must be alleged and established. | Robb | Noble |
12/9/2025
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12/9/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5485 |
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Davis v. United Dairy Co.
| 25 BE 0031 | summary judgment; workers’ compensation retaliation claim; R.C. 4123.90; no genuine issue of material fact regarding legitimate and non-retaliatory reason for termination | Hanni | Belmont |
12/9/2025
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12/9/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5479 |
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State v. Bailey
| 25 MA 0046 | Surveillance cameras showing appellant participating in robbery and murder plan sufficient to show he was at least complicit in carrying out the crimes even if moment of shooting not shown; evidence that shooting occurred almost instantaneously with the victim’s entrance in the house evidence crimes not the result of random occurrence or dispute; evidence of cleanup where codefendants worked together without hesitation rapidly cleaning the scene evidence of a plan; evidence that appellant pointed a gun at the victim after the shooting evidence of involvement; evidence that victim entered carrying a weighted bag he did not leave with and was not otherwise located evidence of robbery. | Waite | Mahoning |
12/4/2025
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12/11/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5503 |
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In re D.M.W
| 25 BE 0021 | Grandparent visitation; modification; best interest analysis; abuse of discretion; sibling visitation; R.C. 3109.04. | Robb | Belmont |
12/3/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5455 |
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State v. Scott
| 25 BE 0023 | indirect civil contempt; appellant purged contempt; abuse of discretion | Hanni | Belmont |
12/2/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5453 |
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State v. Bellum
| 25 JE 0007 | having weapons while under disability; carrying a concealed weapon; tampering with evidence; aggravated menacing; possession of heroin; motion for new trial denied; right to public trial not violated; no objection; no plain error; structural error; do not presume prejudice; courthouse locked as matter of security; courtroom not locked | Hanni | Jefferson |
11/26/2025
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11/26/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5336 |
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Pagani v. Mercy Health
| 25 MA 0044 | application for reconsideration; App.R. 26; no obvious error; no issue not fully considered | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
11/26/2025
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11/26/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5337 |
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Lewis v. Dellick
| 25 MA 0106 | original action; writ of mandamus; juvenile court custody proceedings; magistrate's decision; objections to magistrate's decision; Civ.R. 53(D)(4)(d); Juv.R. 40(D)(4)(d); trial court's duty to rule on objections; independent review of magistrate's decision | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
11/24/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5454 |
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1803 Resources, L.L.C. v. Lineback
| 24 MO 0019, 24 MO 0023 | application for reconsideration; interpretation; reverse and remand; no obvious error. | Per Curiam | Monroe |
11/21/2025
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12/8/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5456 |
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Sheldon v. Ohio Assn. of Pub. School Emps.
| 25 CA 0985 | Complaint filed in court of common pleas alleging unfair labor practice of deducting union dues after employee withdrew from the union; dismissed on the pleadings; unfair labor practices are under exclusive jurisdiction of State Employment Relations Board ("SERB"); R.C. 4117.11; framing dispute in terms of contract law claims does not remove case from jurisdiction of SERB; Darling v. Am. Fedn. of State, Cty., & Mun. Emp., 2024-Ohio-2181 (10th Dist.); affirmed. | Waite | Carroll |
11/14/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5210 |
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Grange Indemn. Ins. Co. v. Harden
| 25 MA 0018, 25 MA 0019 | application for reconsideration; App.R. 26; no obvious error; no issue not fully considered | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
11/13/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5212 |
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State v. McCleary
| 25 MA 0028 | CRIMINAL LAW – disorderly conduct; guilty plea; no contact order; community control violation; 30-day jail sentence stayed by the trial court pending appeal; the court complied with the R.C. 2929.21 and 2929.22 statutory mandates and did not commit plain error or abuse its discretion; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Mahoning |
11/13/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5213 |
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State v. Alexander
| 25 MA 0050 | CRIMINAL LAW – two counts of rape; 13-year-old stepdaughter; guilty plea; consecutively sentenced to an indefinite prison term; Tier III Sex Offender; the trial court considered R.C. 2929.11, 2929.12, and 2929.13, and its imposition of consecutive sentences pursuant to R.C. 2929.14(C)(4)(b) is supported by the record; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Mahoning |
11/13/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5215 |
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Carlton v. Palmer
| 25 MA 0069 | Habeas; alleged unsigned judgment entry of conviction and sentence; Civ.R. 12(B)(6) motion to dismiss; R.C. 2969.25(C); filing fee waiver requirement; R.C. 2725.04; failure to verify petition; adequate remedy at law; R.C. 2969.25(A); prior civil actions affidavit requirement; Crim.R. 32(C); final appealable order; adequate remedy at law; claim is not cognizable in habeas corpus; failure to attack jurisdiction of the sentencing court. | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
11/13/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5216 |
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In re P.M.
| 25 JE 0004 | reallocation of parental rights and responsibilities from mother to father; R.C. 3109.04; change in circumstances; best interest of the child; judicial notice of distance between residences | Hanni | Jefferson |
11/12/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5211 |
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State v. Haslam
| 24 BE 0019 | Application for reopening; App.R. 26(B); appellant violated App.R. 19 and 26(B)(3); appellate counsel need not raise every possible issue in order to render constitutionally effective assistance; appellant's eight proposed assignments of error do not present viable arguments for appeal; application denied. | Per Curiam | Belmont |
11/10/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5207 |
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State v. Linde
| 25 BE 0016 | CRIMINAL LAW – aggravated arson; aggravated menacing; jury trial; sufficiency; R.C. 2909.02(A)(1) and (2); R.C. 2903.21(A); the trial court did not err in overruling Appellant’s Crim.R. 29 motion. INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL – post-arrest silence; Appellant fails to show his trial counsel’s performance was deficient and that the deficient performance prejudiced the defense; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Belmont |
11/10/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5209 |
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State v. Washington
| 22 MA 0128; 22 MA 0129 | Motion for leave to file delayed application for reopening; App.R. 26(B); untimely filed application; appellant failed to show good cause for the delay in filing the application to reopen; motion for leave denied and application dismissed. | Per Curiam | Mahoning |
11/10/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5206 |
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State v. Sykes
| 25 MA 0039 | Fourth Amendment; warrantless seizure of cell phone permissible where there is an actual threat of destruction; seizure of phone permitted under the plain view doctrine; defective search warrant did not incorporate affidavit by reference; good faith exception applied where searcher had both the warrant and affidavit and tailored search to find only the evidence sought; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; a recant is reasonably given no consideration where it is the result of pressure by a third party and is in contradiction of the credible evidence as a whole. | Waite | Mahoning |
11/7/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5214 |
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Sutherly v. Theaker
| 25 BE 0003 | Transfer on Death affidavit; res judicata; lack of authority to convey; representative capacity; de novo review; R.C. 5302.23(B); summary judgment; Civ.R. 15(A); abuse of discretion. | Robb | Belmont |
11/7/2025
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11/19/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5208 |
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Ney v. May Eng. Co., L.L.C.
| 25 BE 0018 | summary judgment; de novo; wrongful termination; breach of employment agreement; at will employment; promissory estoppel; disciplinary policy; legitimate business reason; defamation; Greeley claim. | Robb | Belmont |
11/6/2025
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11/7/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5081 |
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Barnett v. Sanders
| 25 CO 0008 | plain language of lease, early termination clause validly employed by landlord, lease provided landlord right to cause vacation with 90-day notice (and tenant had right to vacate with 30-day notice). | Robb | Columbiana |
11/5/2025
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11/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5033 |
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State v. Madison
| 25 MA 0037 | no ineffective assistance of counsel at sentencing as to recess; court did not err in failing to impose a remedy after defense counsel recited an argument that the state breached the plea agreement by asking for consecutive sentences instead of standing silent where the written plea said, “The State of Ohio . . . has agreed to recommend . . . Prison term”; counsel disclosed what he advised appellant, who did not want to withdraw the plea and asked the court to proceed to sentencing. | Robb | Mahoning |
11/5/2025
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11/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5034 |
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State v. Craig
| 25 MA 0038 | guilty plea; Illusory promise; plea agreement; bond conditions; failure to comply; contingency. | Robb | Mahoning |
11/5/2025
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11/5/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5035 |
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In re Appointment of Special Prosecutor
| 24 MA 0110 | CRIMINAL LAW - petition to appoint special prosecutor; inherent authority; conflict of interest; private citizen complaint, R.C. 2935.09; R.C. 2935.10; trial court cannot summarily dismiss a petition filed pursuant to R.C. 2935.09. | Patton | Mahoning |
11/3/2025
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11/4/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5013 |
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Stewart v. Gentile
| 24 JE 0024 | CIVIL – motions for judgment on the pleadings granted; amended complaint dismissed; absolute immunity in a judicial proceeding; litigation privilege; malicious prosecution; abuse of process; intentional infliction of emotional distress; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Jefferson |
11/3/2025
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11/4/2025
| 2025-Ohio-5012 |
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State v. Gaffney
| 25 CO 0012 | Plea deadline; no objection; plain error, Crim.R. 52(B); polling the jury; Crim.R. 31(A), (D); R.C. 2945.171; R.C. 2945.77; motion to suppress; photo lineup, R.C. 2933.83; “administrator,” “blind or blinded administrator,” R.C. 2933.83(B)(1), R.C. 2933.83(A); “second viewing,” R.C. 2933.83(A)(6)(g); exclusionary rule; Crim.R. 41 GPS tracking warrant; motion to sever trials; abuse of discretion; joinder, Crim.R. 8(A); sever offenses, Crim.R. 14; ineffective assistance of counsel; deficient performance; prejudice; motion for new trial, Crim.R. 33; probable cause for search warrant; consecutive sentences, R.C. 2929.14(C)(4); protect the public; punish defendant; no direct evidence of serious harm or actual harm with drugs; jury instructions; R.C. 2933.82 | Hanni | Columbiana |
10/30/2025
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10/30/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4963 |
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State v. Bishop
| 25 JE 0005 | Delayed motion for leave to file motion for new trial denied by trial court; appellant did not demonstrate he was unavoidably prevented from discovering new evidence; Crim.R. 33(B); res judicata; judgment affirmed. | Waite | Jefferson |
10/29/2025
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10/29/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4948 |
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Bazmore v. PT Auto Sales
| 25 CO 0009 | Small claims; default judgment to plaintiff for value of used car; auto dealer filed motion for reconsideration because he claimed he was not served with complaint; motion for reconsideration is a nullity; record shows service was properly made under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure; no evidence was submitted to rebut presumption of proper service; appeal dismissed. | Waite | Columbiana |
10/27/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4921 |
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State v. Talbert
| 25 CO 0012 | Guilty plea; knowing, voluntary, intelligent; Crim. R. 11; motion to withdraw guilty plea, Crim. R. 32.1; Fish factors; abuse of discretion; consecutive sentence; R.C. 2929.41; course of conduct; great harm; clearly and convincingly contrary to law; R.C. 2929.11; R.C. 2929.12; R.C. 2929.14(C)(4) | Hanni | Columbiana |
10/27/2025
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10/28/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4922 |
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Buckeye Boy Scout Found. v. Encino Energy, L.L.C.
| 25 CA 0986 | oil and gas lease arbitration provision; motion for stay pending arbitration; American Arbitration Association (AAA) Rules; party to initiate arbitration; claimant; Fligiel v. Encino Energy, LLC, 2025-Ohio-1647 (7th Dist.); Wolfe v. Encino Energy, LLC, 2025-Ohio-1584 (7th Dist.); Johnson v. Encino Energy, LLC, 2025-Ohio-1593 (7th Dist.) | Hanni | Carroll |
10/23/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4868 |
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Girard Technologies, Inc. v. Stiles
| 25 MA 0030 | CIVIL – magistrate’s decision; bench trial; corporate assets; preponderance of the evidence; manifest weight; sufficiency; law of gifts; conversion; replevin; agency; notary public; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Mahoning |
10/23/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4869 |
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Pagani v. Mercy Health
| 25 MA 0044 | summary judgment on complaint for medical negligence and wrongful death; Civ.R. 53(C); magistrate has authority to rule on any motion; no jury trial; magistrate allowed amendment of complaint | Hanni | Mahoning |
10/23/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4870 |
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State v. Toliver
| 25 NO 0524 | CRIMINAL LAW – illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse onto grounds of specified governmental facility (CH-PIATA, a Schedule I Substance); jury trial; 24-month prison sentence; sufficient evidence; the trial court did not err in overruling Appellant’s Crim.R. 29 motion; no prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments; plain error; no equal protection violation; Batson challenge; judgment affirmed. | Dickey | Noble |
10/23/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4871 |
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Hertlein v. Busic
| 25 BE 0026 | writ of procedendo; clear legal right; clear legal duty; adequate remedy at law; Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA); R.C. 3127.21; inconvenient forum; interstate child custody jurisdiction; forum non conveniens; motion to transfer jurisdiction; stay of proceedings; jurisdictional determination; subject matter jurisdiction; parenting time modification; motion for contempt; Sup.R. 40(a)(3) | Per Curiam | Belmont |
10/22/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4836 |
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In re M.B.
| 25 BE 0041 | mother permanently surrendered parental rights; father-appellant was incarcerated on ten child-related felonies in another state; permanent custody to agency affirmed. | Robb | Belmont |
10/22/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4837 |
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State ex rel. Wise v. Vavra
| 25 BE 0035 | original action; mandamus; appellate mandate; resentencing rendered moot by withdrawal of revocation charges | Per Curiam | Belmont |
10/20/2025
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10/21/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4805 |
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State v. Chestnut
| 25 CO 0006 | CRIMINAL – oral motion to withdraw plea at sentencing hearing; post-sentence; manifest injustice; trial court has no obligation to examine the defendant or to help him develop his allegations; trial court has no obligation to schedule oral motion for a hearing. | Dickey | Columbiana |
10/17/2025
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10/20/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4787 |
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State v. Hamilton
| 25 MA 0026 | guilty plea; consecutive sentencing; bill of particulars; facts underlying offenses; presentence investigation report; plain error. | Robb | Mahoning |
10/17/2025
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10/23/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4838 |
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In re R.W.
| 25 CO 0023 | CIVIL – termination of parental rights; best interest of the child; R.C. 2151.414(B)(1)(d); credibility. | Dickey | Columbiana |
10/16/2025
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10/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4766 |
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In re Adoption of W.E.B.
| 25 CA 0987 | Adoption petition alleged natural father's consent was not needed due to de minimis contact; R.C. 3107.07(A); father claimed justification for lack of contact due to interference of mother; mother temporarily blocked his cell phone number, moved to a new address, and ended voluntary visitation under grandparents supervision; he claimed fear of arrest if he tried to contact children; mother's actions were not significant interference with father's ability to contact children; father's alcoholism and violent behavior were contributing factors; no basis for father's fear of arrest; father had no contact with children for over two years with no justifiable cause; judgment affirmed. | Waite | Carroll |
10/16/2025
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10/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4764 |
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Rutan v. Kelly
| 25 CO 0005 | Brother and sister complaint in common pleas court alleging intentional interference with expectancy of inheritance, fraud, conversion, undue influence and other torts against siblings; all counts alleged underlying fraud regarding family business; plaintiffs aware of the fraud from the 1990s until 2014; court held the statute of limitations for fraud applied; discovery rule did not preserve claims; ripeness and standing raised for the first time on appeal and are waived; counts eight and nine contingent on success of the first seven counts and are moot; summary judgment affirmed. | Waite | Columbiana |
10/10/2025
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10/16/2025
| 2025-Ohio-4765 |
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