05/03/2023
Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
05/03/2023 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions—Merit decisions without opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Appeals not accepted for review. | |||
State ex rel. Howson v. Delaware Cty. Sheriff's Office | 2022-0927 | Mandamus—Public-records requests—Inmate failed to carry his burden to rebut by clear and convincing evidence showing of sheriff’s office that it had provided all public records responsive to inmate’s request—Writ and requests for statutory damages, court costs, and attorney fees denied. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1440 |
State v. Bertram | 2022-1047 | Criminal law—Sufficiency of the evidence—Burglary—R.C. 2911.12(A)—To prove that a defendant trespassed by stealth or deception in a burglary case, the state must prove that the defendant actively avoided discovery or used deceptive conduct to gain entry into the structure—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed, burglary conviction and judicial sanction associated with it vacated, and cause remanded to trial court to enter judgment of conviction for lesser included offense of criminal trespass and sentencing. | Donnelly, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-1456 |