Ohio Police Shoot Teen, Charge Girlfriend with his Murder by A Columbus, Ohio, SWAT team shot and killed a 16-year-old during an attempted robbery set up by police, and then charged his 16-year-old girlfriend with murder and robbery simply because she was there. Police said Julius Tate Jr. offered an …
Ohio Mayor’s Courts Are Huge Sources of Unjust Revenues by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon U.S. jurisprudence generally strives to avoid conflicting interests and even the appearance of impropriety. This practice apparently does not apply to the system of mayor’s courts in Ohio. Reminiscent of ancient Star Chamber of England, …
Ohio Supreme Court: Plea Defendant Must Be Informed of Maximum Penalty for Postrelease-Control Violation Prior to Pleading Guilty to a New Felony by David Reutter by David Reutter The Supreme Court of Ohio held that a plea court must “advise a criminal defendant on postrelease control for a prior felony, …
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Ohio police officer decertifications Last Appointing Decertification Reason for Date of Birth Agency Effective Date Decertification Marion Police 5/14/2004 Perjury, Theft Abraham, Randy N. Department 10/19/1959 Licking County Receiving Stolen Ackerman, Andrew P.L. Sheriff’s Office 8/22/1974 1/23/2002 Property, guilty plea Miami County Deception to Obtain a Sheriff’s Office Adkins, Joshua …
Sixth Circuit Reverses 60-Month Upward Variance Sentence Based on News Article Provided to Parties by Court at Beginning of Sentencing Hearing by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held that an Ohio federal district court erred when it doubled a defendant’s cocaine-possession …
Conley v. Lorain County, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2019 Case: 1:19-cv-00193-CAB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/25/19 1 of 18. PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION STEVEN CONLEY, c/o Malik Law 8437 Mayfield Road, Suite #101 Chesterland, OH 45202 ) ) CASE …
$1 Million Settlement by Cleveland to Six Rape, Murder Victims’ Families by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss The families of six of 11 victims raped and killed by convicted sex offender Anthony Sowell due to a botched 2008 rape accusation reached a settlement with the city of Cleveland. The loved …
Sex Offender Registration Biased Against Blacks by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss An Ohio study published in Criminal Justice Policy Review determined that the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (“SORNA”) system classifying the risk assessment of sex offenders is prone to racial bias. A sample of the 673 sex …
Ohio Governor Commutes Another Death Sentence by Ohio Governor John Kasich commuted another death sentence, his seventh, amid concerns from one of the jurors in the case that prosecutors hid crucial details about the defendant’s horrific upbringing and drug problems that would have swayed that juror to vote against the …
Man Who Lawfully Had Sex with Girlfriend, 17, Could Face Decades in Prison for Taking Sexually Explicit Photos of Her by While age of consent to have sex is 16 in Ohio, it is not the age of consent to take sexy photos of minors in the nude. In fact, …
Records Reveal Culture of Disregard Toward Use of Force in Ohio Police Department by Kevin Bliss by Kevin Bliss More than 20,000 use-of-force complaints were filed by civilians against police in the Columbus Police Department between 2001 and 2017, but only 152 were sustained or found in violation of department …
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ICE Utilizes Military-Style Shock Tactics to Round up Immigrants by The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (“ICE”) military-style raid, where 100 armed agents stormed a store in Ohio to round up suspected illegal immigrants, brought the war on immigrants to a new level, immigrant rights activists charge. While large-scale immigration …
Sixth Circuit: Procedural Error and Plain Error for Judge to ‘Surprise’ Defendant and Impose an Upward Variance by This drug sentencing case is noted for its holding that a sentence imposed by the district court (Judge John Adams of the N.D.Ohio) was procedurally unreasonable because the sentence had been doubled …
Ohio Supreme Court: Prisoner Entitled to Results of Post-Conviction DNA Profile by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On March 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of Ohio held that the State must provide a prisoner the DNA profile created after his application for post-conviction DNA testing of crime-scene evidence was granted. …
Ohio Supreme Court: Policy of Inventory Search Upon Arrest Does Not Empower Police to Retrieve Property from Area Protected by Fourth Amendment by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Evidence retrieved from a purse unlawfully removed from a vehicle after an arrest violated the Fourth Amendment, despite the existence of a …
Ohio Supreme Court Holds State Cannot Prove ‘Bulk Amount’ of Fentanyl Under Statute by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell Because no standard pharmaceutical reference manual specifies a maximum daily dose in the usual dose range for fentanyl, a defendant’s conviction for aggravated possession of a “bulk amount” of the drug …
Office of the Ohio Inspector General - Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & Correction Report of Investigation, 2018 State of Ohio Office of the Inspector General RANDALL J. MEYER, Inspector General Report of Investigation AGENCY: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION & CORRECTION FILE ID NO.: 2016-CA00032 DATE OF REPORT: MAY 22, 2018 …
The ‘Office Shuffle’: Ohio Police Recycle Bad Apples Among Rural Departments by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke An Ohio police officer who resigns under a cloud of pending disciplinary action or who is fired may not have reached the end of a law enforcement career. In some Ohio towns, employment …
