12/08/2022
| Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
| State v. Jackson | 2021-0452 | Criminal law—Search—Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution—Motion to suppress—A search occurs only when there is an attempt to find something or to obtain information—Officer’s intent is determined through an objective inquiry—Motion to suppress correctly denied when gun was found in search that ensued after contraband was found in plain view in a car. | DeWine, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4365 |
| Bliss v. Johns Manville | 2021-0800 | Employer intentional-tort liability—R.C. 2745.01—Summary judgment—When reviewing a trial court’s denial of summary judgment in cases in which a jury ultimately reached a verdict in the nonmoving party’s favor, an appellate court must construe the evidence before it most strongly in favor of the nonmoving party when applying the relevant law—Court of appeals’ judgment affirmed. | Fischer, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4366 |
| In re Adoption of H.P. | 2022-0159 | Adoption law—R.C. Chapter 3107—Putative-father registry—Biological father did not take steps necessary under Ohio’s adoption statutes to preserve his right to object to child’s adoption—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to court of appeals. | Brunner, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4369 |
| State v. Weaver | 2021-0622 | Postconviction—A postconviction petitioner should be entitled to a fair and impartial fact-finder when an evidentiary hearing has been granted—When a record demonstrates bias or prejudice on the part of a fact-finder, an appellate court should reverse the trial court’s judgment—Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded. | O'Connor, C.J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4371 |
| 12/08/2022 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions. |