11/10/2022
| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
| State v. Blanton | 2021-0172 | Criminal law—R.C. 2953.21—Postconviction-relief petitions—Ineffective assistance of counsel—Res judicata—Postconviction claims alleging a denial of the constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel are not barred by res judicata if the claims cannot be meaningfully reviewed without resorting to evidence outside the trial record—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. | DeWine, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3985 |
| State ex rel. Ames v. Dublikar, Beck, Wiley & Mathews | 2022-0170 | Mandamus—Public records—Private entities may be subject to public-records law under quasi-agency test—Under Civ.R. 12(B)(6), a court must presume that a complaint’s factual allegations are truthful and draw all reasonable inferences in the nonmovant’s favor—Court of appeals departed from the Civ.R. 12(B)(6) standard—Judgment reversed and cause remanded. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3990 |
| State v. Hatton | 2021-0704 | Crim.R. 33(B)—R.C. 2953.21 and 2953.23—The trial court and court of appeals abused their discretion by applying res judicata to bar defendant’s claims—Judgment reversed and cause remanded to the trial court. | O'Connor, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-3991 |
| 11/10/2022 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions—Affidavits of disqualification. |