12/14/2022
Case Caption | Case No. | Topics and Issues | Author | Citation |
State v. Bailey | 2021-1432 | Criminal law—R.C. 2941.25—Plain-error doctrine—A defendant who fails to preserve the issue of merger of allied offenses under R.C. 2941.25 by raising an objection in the trial court forfeits all but plain error—Defendant failed to establish that trial court’s decision not to merge kidnapping and rape counts for purposes of sentencing constituted plain error—Judgment reversed and sentence imposed by trial court reinstated. | Donnelly, J. | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4407 |
State ex rel. Swopes v. McCormick | 2022-0264 | Mandamus—Inmate failed to attach to his original complaint a certified statement from prison cashier setting forth balance in his inmate account as required by R.C. 2969.25(C)— Court of appeals’ dismissal of complaint seeking to compel trial court to permit inmate to independently test evidence sample affirmed. | Per Curiam | Slip Opinion No. 2022-Ohio-4408 |
12/14/2022 Case Announcements | Merit decisions with opinions—Affidavits of disqualification—Motion and procedural rulings—Reconsideration of prior decisions. |