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Supreme Court upholds police officer’s conviction for witness intimidation, reinstates conviction for abduction
Dennis Whalen, Supreme Court of Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently that police officers are not exempt from prosecution under the state’s witness intimidation law when the state presents evidence that an officer knowingly filed a false criminal complaint in order to influence or intimidate a witness.
Date Published: June 24, 2013
Federal court of appeals rules Ford not responsible for accident
ANNIE YAMSON, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit released a decision recently upholding the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in a case involving the Ford Motor Company.
Date Published: June 24, 2013
Bill would expand screening program for newborn disorders
TIFFANY L. PARKS, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Cleveland lawmaker is campaigning for the passage of a bill that would expand the state's newborn screening program.
Date Published: June 24, 2013
Judges reject claim that a witness fabricated a crime based on personal vendetta
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Butler County man was properly convicted of criminal damaging after a neighbor watched him scratch a car with a knife while apparently intoxicated, according to a ruling recently from the 12th District Court of Appeals.
Date Published: June 21, 2013
Court holds commission can grant disability benefits
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The 10th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a man was properly granted permanent total disability benefits after suffering a collapsed lung while working at an Advanced Auto Parts store.
Date Published: June 21, 2013
Ruling: Trial court can extend probation when it has a rational basis
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Franklin County appellate court ruled recently that a trial court has the discretion to extend a probation period when there is a rational basis to do so.
Date Published: June 21, 2013
Appeals court rules lower court wrong in extending man's sentence
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas improperly reconsidered a valid final judgment and extended a man's sentence by three days, a local appellate panel recently ruled.
Date Published: June 21, 2013
Bill would create state earned income tax credit that would match federal credit
TIFFANY L. PARKS, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The sponsor of a Senate bill that would authorize a refundable state earned income tax credit for low-income taxpayers equal to a percentage of the taxpayer's federal earned income credit pushed Tuesday for the measure's passage.
Date Published: June 21, 2013
Ban on “gruesome images” threatens free speech
Charles C. Haynes, First Amendment Center
First Amendment Center
For those of us who worry about the vitality of free speech in the “land of the free,” the news this month isn’t good.
Date Published: June 21, 2013
District court affirms lower court's acceptance of manslaughter plea
ANNIE YAMSON, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Lucas County Court of Common Pleas decision to accept a defendant's plea agreement was affirmed by the 6th District Court of Appeals.
Date Published: June 20, 2013
11th District Court affirms murder conspiracy conviction
ANNIE YAMSON, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Lake County appellate panel recently affirmed the Lake County Court of Common Pleas' decision to convict a woman for conspiracy to murder her ex-husband.
Date Published: June 20, 2013
State lawmaker may revive plan to legalize marijuana in Ohio
TIFFANY L. PARKS, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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Rep. Robert Hagan's first attempt to legalize medical marijuana stalled almost immediately but his renewed efforts focused on the controversial plant could be up for consideration soon.
Date Published: June 20, 2013
Retiring state bar leader brought business touch to law organization
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The Ohio State Bar Association will say good-bye to a man who has been an integral part of its success for 33 years when Executive Director Denny Ramey steps down from his post.
Date Published: June 19, 2013
11th District Court affirms felony meth lab conviction
ANNIE YAMSON, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The 11th District Court of Appeals Monday, May 6th, affirmed an Ashtabula County trial court's conviction of a man who illegally manufactured methamphetamine.
Date Published: June 19, 2013
6th District appellate court rejects extortion appeal
ANNIE YAMSON, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The 6th District Court of Appeals recently confirmed the ruling of the Wood County Court of Common Pleas convicting Richard Herculson of one count of extortion.
Date Published: June 19, 2013
5th District holds officers may install GPS device on car when acting with a warrant
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A police officer may legally install a GPS tracking device on an individual's car when he is authorized to do so by a judge, the 5th District Court of appeals recently ruled.
Date Published: June 18, 2013
Other-acts testimony is properly admitted when proven inextricably related, judges rule
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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The 10th District Court of Appeals recently held that a man was properly convicted of aggravated burglary after evidence showed he forced his way into a woman's home and hit and kicked her.
Date Published: June 18, 2013
Fairfield County woman's convictions in benefits fraud case cannot merge
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Fairfield County woman's convictions for theft, tampering with records and illegal use of nutritional assistance benefits cannot be merged as allied offenses of similar import, the 5th District Court of Appeals recently ruled.
Date Published: June 18, 2013
Appellate panel affirms man was not psychologically coerced during police interview
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A trial court properly admitted a man’s statements made during a police interview as evidence against him in aggravated robbery case, the 10th District Court of Appeals recently ruled.
Date Published: June 14, 2013
Bill would allow insurers to provide telemedicine coverage
TIFFANY L. PARKS, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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State Reps. Anne Gonzales, R-Westerville, and Lynn Wachtmann, R-Napoleon, have gained the support of a Dublin-based health care technology company in pushing for health care insurers to provide coverage of telehealth services.
Date Published: June 14, 2013
10th District rejects motion to set aside murder conviction, sentence
JESSICA SHAMBAUGH, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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A Franklin County appellate panel recently affirmed a lower court's decision denying a man's motion to set aside an allegedly void murder conviction and sentence.
Date Published: June 14, 2013
OSBA selects new executive director
Ohio State Bar Association
The Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association announced the unanimous selection of Mary Amos Augsburger as the OSBA’s new executive director. She will assume the duties of executive director on July 1, 2013.
Date Published: June 14, 2013
Lawmaker still looking to pass precious metals sales tax exemption bill
TIFFANY L. PARKS, Daily Reporter Staff Writer
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Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, has reintroduced a proposal into the Ohio General Assembly that would remove the current sales tax from collectable coins and bullions.
Date Published: June 14, 2013
Second try at a shield law echoes the first
Gene Policinski, First Amendment Center
First Amendment Center
An irony of timing twice has put U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning in the headlines at critical moments in gaining congressional approval of a federal shield law that would protect journalists and their confidential sources.
Date Published: June 14, 2013
Robert J. Schuellein has donated 2.5 mil to support biology faculty research
The University has received gifts totaling $2.5 million from the estate of a University of Dayton alumnus who helped found the University's biology graduate program.
Date Published: June 14, 2013