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Considering prior record, 5th District affirms prison sentence for man convicted of breaking and entering

A trial court is not obligated to sentence an offender to community control when that offender has been previously convicted of various offenses, according to a recent 5th District Court of Appeals opinion.

10th District affirms gross sexual imposition conviction

A 10th District Court of Appeals panel recently ruled that a man was properly convicted of gross sexual imposition as a less-included offense of a rape charge.

Lawmaker wants to extend moratorium on new Internet cafes

With a House bill to ban Internet cafes still winding through the legislature, Senate President Keith Faber is moving to extend the state's moratorium of the controversial gaming centers.

Attorney General DeWine honors 690 missing Ohio children

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Federal appellate panel affirms trial court's judgment in underage sex trafficking case

The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a northern Ohio trial court's judgment to convict a defendant for juvenile sex trafficking.

Appellate court remands arson case for resentencing

The 8th District Court of Appeals has partially remanded a conviction ruling to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas for resentencing on two separate counts.

Bill would require hospitals to provide more information to breast cancer patients

Referring to House Bill 147, which would require hospitals to provide information regarding breast reconstruction to a patient before getting the patient's consent for a mastectomy, as "near and dear" to him, Rep. Bill Patmon said the road to getting the measure to the governor's desk has been bumpier than he anticipated.

Solon, Ohio, schools win 2013 National Science Olympiad Tournament

A team of high school students from Solon High School and a team of middle school students from Solon Middle School in Solon, Ohio, took top honors in the 2013 Science Olympiad National Tournament held on the Wright State University campus, making history with back-to-back-to-back wins.

University of Dayton New physician Assistant Program on schedule for August 2014 opening

With construction set to begin this summer on classrooms and labs, the development of the program is on schedule to enroll its first students in August 2014, pending provisional accreditation in March 2014 from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).

UD Incoming Freshmen most academically prepared and geographically diverse in school history

The University of Dayton's reputation and selectivity are growing with the incoming first-year class in August expected to be one of the most academically prepared and geographically diverse in school history.

Wright State Orthopaedics will offer educational session about painful disorders of muscles, bones, joints and nerves

Wright State Orthopaedics will offer an educational session about the common problems of the musculoskeletal system on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m., in the Family Medicine Conference Room in the Wright State Physicians building on the campus of Wright State University (725 University Blvd.). The session, which is free and open to the public, will address common painful disorders of muscles, bones, joints and nerves.

Wright State's Casey Henn Named Horizon League Pitcher of the Week

Senior Casey Henn has been selected as the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week for the week ending May 18, it was announced Monday by the league office.

U of Dayton's Buse, Steffensmeier Named Capital One First Team Academic All-District

Two University of Dayton golfers, Matt Buse and Andrew Steffensmeier, have been named First Team Capital One Academic All-District 5 At-Large, it was announced today. Dayton was one of just three schools to have two first-team selections. Ohio State (gymnast Michael Newberger and fencer Maxwell Stearns) and Michigan (swimmers Richard Funk and Connor Jaeger) were the other two.

Appellate panel affirms ruling on teacher's discrimination case

The 6th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals recently upheld a decision made by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in a case concerning discrimination of an employee by an elementary school.

Appellate court awards jail time credit for out-of-state time served

The 11th District Court of Appeals Monday, April 29th, reversed the judgment of a Portage County Court of Common Pleas in which the appellate court decided it incorrectly classified the defendant as a sex offender and failed to award jail time credit.

Appeals court upholds breaking and entering conviction

The 8th District Court of Appeals has affirmed a Cuyahoga County court's decision to convict Brian Turner of having a weapon while under disability.

Judges rule evidence was sufficient to convict man of complicity to gas station robbery

A 12th District Court of Appeals panel ruled recently that a man was properly convicted of complicity to aggravated robbery after evidence showed he helped to plan and encourage a gas station robbery.

Ohio Supreme Court: Insurance policy language does not preclude uninsured motorist coverage for damage caused by government driver

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled recently that when the uninsured motorist/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage in an Ohio auto insurance policy includes in the definition of an “uninsured vehicle” vehicles whose drivers are subject to governmental immunity, other policy language limiting coverage to damages an insured person “is legally entitled to recover” does not preclude UM/UIM claims for damages caused by another driver who had governmental immunity.

State Rep. pursues more legislation to thwart human trafficking

On the heels of getting the state's Safe Harbor human trafficking bill signed into law in June, Rep. Teresa Fedor is now rallying support for the End Demand Act.