10/13/2022

Case Caption Case No. Topics and Issues Author Citation
State v. Leegrand 2020-0726Criminal law—Sentencing—Trial court’s failure to use the specific language of sentencing statute in its sentencing entry is not error when the entry conveys exactly the same meaning as the statutory language—Judgment affirmed in part and reversed in part and cause remanded.Donnelly, J.Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3623
State ex rel. Shine v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr. 2022-0063Mandamus—Inmate lacked a clear legal right to have his second parole hearing take place four years sooner than the time provided in Ohio Adm.Code 5120:1-1-10(B)(2)—Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted affirmed.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3624
Disciplinary Counsel v. Lemons 2022-0713Judges—Misconduct—Violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct—A judge’s good intentions do not excuse him or her from complying with the Code of Judicial Conduct—Public reprimand.Per CuriamSlip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3625
State v. Campbell 2020-1187Criminal law—Fourth Amendment—R.C. 2951.02(A)—Exclusionary rule—Community-control conditions—Probation officer’s suspicionless search of probationer’s cell phone did not violate Fourth Amendment when probationer had consented to warrantless searches of his property as a condition of his community control—Probation officer’s suspicionless search did violate statute requiring probation officers to have reasonable grounds that probationer was violating the law or conditions of community control before conducting search—Incriminating evidence collected from cell phone not subject to exclusionary rule when search violated statute but not Fourth Amendment—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed.DeWine, J.Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3626
10/13/2022 Case Announcements  Merit decisions with opinions—Motion and procedural rulings—Miscellaneous dismissals.  
10/13/2022 Case Announcements #2  Motion and procedural rulings.