09/25/2024

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
09/25/2024 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Disciplinary cases—Miscellaneous dismissals.  
State ex rel. Howson v. Edmonson 2023-1105Mandamus—Public-records requests—Relator failed to prove by clear and convincing evidence that records custodian failed to timely respond to his public-records requests—Relator’s public-records requests were overbroad and did not identify with reasonable clarity the records he was seeking—Writ and requests for statutory damages, court costs, and attorney fees denied.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-4619
State v. Mays 2023-0839Criminal law—R.C. 2945.75—The requirement in R.C. 2945.75(A)(2) that a guilty verdict state either the degree of the offense of which the offender is found guilty or additional element or elements is satisfied by a verdict form that cites the statutory section or sections mandating that the defendant be convicted of a higher-level offense—Plain-error review applies when a defendant fails to raise an objection to a verdict form’s alleged noncompliance with R.C. 2945.75(A)(2)—Judgment affirmed.Fischer, J.Slip Opinion No. 2024-Ohio-4616