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Estate of Christian Black v. Montgomery County, OH, Settlement, Wrongful Death-Medical Negligence, 2025

Brief • September 30, 2025

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

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Estate of Christian Black v. NaphCare, Inc, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Negligence, 2025

Brief • September 17, 2025

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Christian Black v. NaphCare, Inc, OH, Complaint, Wrongful Death-Medical Negligence, 2025 ELECTRONICALLY FILED COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:05:46 AM CASE NUMBER: 2025 CV 05216 Docket ID: 982359417 Mike Foley CLERK OF COURTS MONTGOMERY COUNTY OHIO IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO …

News in Brief

Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025

Filed under: Assault by Police, Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Police Misconduct, Stun Guns/Tasers, Immigration, False Arrest, Evidence - Integrity/Reliability of

News in Brief by Alabama: Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith faces six misdemeanor counts after a grand jury indicted him on May 30, 2025, for knowingly employing uncertified personnel. WBRC in Birmingham reported that Smith’s second-in-command, Chief Deputy Ralph Williams, was also indicted on one count of providing false or …

SCOTUS Announces Courts May Not Consider  § 3553(a)(2)(A)—Retribution—When Deciding Whether  to Revoke a Term of Supervised Release

Article • August 1, 2025 • from CLN August, 2025

Filed under: Supervised Release - Imposition of New Term, Statutory Construction/Interpretation, Probation, Parole & Supervised Release

SCOTUS Announces Courts May Not Consider § 3553(a)(2)(A)—Retribution—When Deciding Whether to Revoke a Term of Supervised Release by Richard Resch The Supreme Court of the United States held that U.S. District Courts may not consider 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a)(2)(A), retribution vis-à-vis defendant’s underlying criminal offense, when determining whether to revoke a …

Sixth Circuit Announces Invoking Fifth Amendment While Testifying at Trial Does Not Contradict Prior Proffer Statement Nor Does Questioning the Sufficiency of the Prosecution’s Evidence

Article • July 1, 2025 • from CLN July, 2025

Filed under: Fifth Amendment, Sufficiency of Evidence, Prior Inconsistent Statements, Proffer Agreements/Statements/Sessions

Sixth Circuit Announces Invoking Fifth Amendment While Testifying at Trial Does Not Contradict Prior Proffer Statement Nor Does Questioning the Sufficiency of the Prosecution’s Evidence by David Kim The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that invoking the Fifth Amendment while testifying at trial does not …

The Crushing Toll of Ohio’s Death Penalty: A Billion-Dollar Failure

Article • May 15, 2025 • from CLN June, 2025

Filed under: Costs, Death Penalty

The Crushing Toll of Ohio’s Death Penalty: A Billion-Dollar Failure by David Kim by David Kim Ohio’s death penalty system, which has consumed over a billion dollars, delivers neither justice nor closure, according to a damning report by Ohioans to Stop Executions. The system—marked by exorbitant costs, prolonged delays, and …

News in Brief

Article • February 15, 2025 • from CLN March, 2025

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alaska: In a rare move, federal prosecutors asked an Alaska judge to vacate the 2019 assault conviction of long-time felon Johnny-Lee Preston Burk, citing a concealed relationship between the presiding judge and a prosecutor in the case. The Alaska Beacon reported that United States District Judge …

News in Brief

Article • February 1, 2025 • from CLN February, 2025

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: Phoenix resident Penny McCarthy, 66, endured a terrifying ordeal after United States Marshals arrested her at gunpoint in her home, mistaking her for a fugitive, according to KNXV. Body camera footage shows officers refusing to confirm her identity despite McCarthy repeatedly asking them. “I truly …

Sixth Circuit Announces Ohio’s Standard for Judicial Bias Contrary to Clearly Established Federal Law, Holds Trial Judge Unconstitutionally Biased in Capital Case and Defendant Denied Right to Pres...

Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025

Filed under: Murder/Felony Murder, Bias/Discrimination, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

Sixth Circuit Announces Ohio’s Standard for Judicial Bias Contrary to Clearly Established Federal Law, Holds Trial Judge Unconstitutionally Biased in Capital Case and Defendant Denied Right to Present Mitigating Evidence, Grants Habeas Relief by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit granted an …

News in Brief

Article • December 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2025

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: A former Huntsville, Alabama police officer, William “Ben” Darby, was sentenced again on October 26, 2024, to 25 years for the fatal shooting of a suicidal man in 2018, according to the Slate Report. Darby was convicted for the second time in May 2024 of …

News In Brief

Article • December 1, 2024 • from CLN December, 2024

Filed under: News in Brief

News In Brief by Alabama: A former Tuscumbia police officer was sentenced to 20 years in prison on August 24, 2024, after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with a fatal pedestrian accident. The incident occurred in October 2022 when James “Jay” Keith Steward’s vehicle struck and killed 60-year-old Terry …

News in Brief

Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: Former Centre policeman Michael Kilgore, 40, should have known co-conspirators will bumble any crime. After his co-conspirator went singing to authorities, Kilgore was fired and charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in May 2023. WRCB reported, that according to the plea agreement, Kilgore …

Ohio Supreme Court Announces Self-Defense Jury Instruction Does Not Require Intent to Harm or Kill Assailant

Article • October 1, 2024 • from CLN October, 2024

Filed under: Defenses, Jury Instructions, Motive/Opportunity/Intent/Identity Evidence

Ohio Supreme Court Announces Self-Defense Jury Instruction Does Not Require Intent to Harm or Kill Assailant by David Reutter by David M. Reutter The Supreme Court of Ohio held that a defendant need not “intend to harm or kill another person to be entitled to a self-defense jury instruction.” The …

SCOTUS Announces Existence of Probable Cause for One Charge in Criminal Proceeding Does Not Categorically Defeat Fourth Amendment Malicious-Prosecution Claim Relating to Another Baseless Charge

Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024

Filed under: Probable/Proximate Cause, False Arrrest/Malicious Prosecution, Terry Stops

SCOTUS Announces Existence of Probable Cause for One Charge in Criminal Proceeding Does Not Categorically Defeat Fourth Amendment Malicious-Prosecution Claim Relating to Another Baseless Charge by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford The Supreme Court of the United States held that a Fourth Amendment malicious-prosecution lawsuit may proceed where one or …

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Article • August 1, 2024 • from CLN August, 2024

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Ohio Supreme Court Announces Same Postconviction-Relief Filing Deadline Applies to ‘Delayed Appeal’ as Applies to Any Other Type of Direct Appeal

Article • July 15, 2024 • from CLN July, 2024

Filed under: Habeas Corpus

Ohio Supreme Court Announces Same Postconviction-Relief Filing Deadline Applies to ‘Delayed Appeal’ as Applies to Any Other Type of Direct Appeal by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney   The Supreme Court of Ohio held that the 365-day deadline set forth in R.C. 2953.21(A)(2)(a) for filing a postconviction motion begins from …

Stone v. Mahoning County, OH, Settlement, Sex Based Employment Discrimination, 2024

Brief • March 1, 2024

Filed under: Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Women

Stone v. Mahoning County, OH, Settlement, Sex Based Employment Discrimination, 2024 SETTLEMENT RELEASE The following is a Release of all Claims between Plaintiff, Mary Stone (Pseudonym), and Defendants, Mahoning County, Ohio, William Cappabianca, Kenneth Kountz, and Joseph Hood in Mary Stone (Pseudonym), v. Mahoning County, et al., Northern District of …

After Ohio Becomes 24th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana, What Next?

Article • February 15, 2024 • from CLN February, 2024

Filed under: Marijuana Laws/Issues, Medical Marijuana

After Ohio Becomes 24th State to Legalize Recreational Marijuana, What Next? by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi Back on November 7, Ohio voters supported Issue 2, which legalized the sale, purchase and possession of cannabis for Ohioans 21 and older. However, it appeared on the ballot as an initiated statute, …

Bleise v. Ohio Department of Rehab and Corrections, OH, Complaint, Breach of Contract -Failure to Protect, 2024

Brief • February 13, 2024

Filed under: Failure to Protect (Staff)

Bleise v. Ohio Department of Rehab and Corrections, OH, Complaint, Breach of Contract -Failure to Protect, 2024 ELECTRONICALLY FILED COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Tuesday, February 13, 2024 2:25:40 PM CASE NUMBER: 2024 CV 00813 Docket ID: 273926626 Mike Foley CLERK OF COURTS MONTGOMERY COUNTY OHIO IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT …

Fry v. Lorain County Sheriff, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2024

Brief • January 23, 2024

Filed under: Excessive Force

Fry v. Lorain County Sheriff, OH, Complaint, Excessive Force, 2024 Case: 1:24-cv-00126-BMB Doc #: 1 Filed: 01/23/24 1 of 28. PageID #: 1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION JEFFREY FRY c/o Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP 1001 Lakeside Avenue East, Suite 1700 Cleveland, OH 44114 …