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Criminal

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Diallo — Affirmed vehicular assault conviction; rejected double jeopardy challenge to prior traffic offense

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Samba Diallo Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Date Decided June 26, 2026 […]

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. King — Court affirms dismissal for speedy trial violation; State’s unreasonable delay in producing discovery violated defendant’s speedy trial rights

/ June 26, 2026

Case State v. King, 2026-Ohio-2393 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Date Decided June 24, 2026 Docket No.

Ohio Constitutional Criminal

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Quarles — Ohio appeals court affirms convictions of unlicensed security contractor, rejects constitutional challenge to guard-card law

/ June 25, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Darrell Quarles Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided June

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Madaris — Ohio appeals court affirms drug-possession convictions, upholding search warrant under good-faith exception

/ June 20, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Anthony Madaris Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided June

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Pitts — Ohio appeals court affirms assault conviction, rejects self-defense claim where defendant was the initial aggressor

/ June 20, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Sarah R. Pitts Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Hinds — Ohio appeals court vacates traffic conviction, holding a uniform traffic ticket cannot charge a Title 29 misdemeanor offense

/ June 20, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Susan Hinds Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided June

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Stenson — Appeals court reduces one felonious assault conviction to aggravated assault, orders resentencing on merged counts

/ June 18, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Ebony Stenson Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided June

Ohio Civil Procedure Criminal

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Dockery — Ohio appeals court vacates criminal damaging conviction because State failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt

/ June 13, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Linwood Dockery Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge NESTOR (elected

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Irby — Ohio appeals court reverses sex-offender registration conviction, holds out-of-state registration time counts toward Ohio’s ten-year requirement

/ June 13, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Ulysses F. Irby Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Rivera — Ohio appeals court affirms drug possession convictions based on constructive possession through defendant’s own admission

/ June 13, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Luis Angel Rivera Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge MOORE

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. White — Ohio appeals court reverses community-control sentence for second-degree felony robbery, finding trial court failed to make required statutory finding

/ June 13, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Quentin White Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Zayas (elected

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

In re K.J. — Ohio appeals court reverses juvenile delinquency adjudications and remands for suppression hearing do-over

/ June 11, 2026

Case In re K.J. Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected 2022) Date Decided

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Davis — Ohio appeals court affirms obstructing-official-business conviction for physically resisting arrest

/ June 11, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Ishmael Davis Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District, Hamilton County Judge BOCK (elected

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Estill — Ohio appeals court affirms telecommunications harassment conviction over evidentiary and ineffective-assistance challenges

/ June 11, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Adreyanna Estill Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District (Hamilton County) Judge Kinsley (elected 2023)

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Tucker — Ohio appellate court upholds gross sexual imposition conviction based on victim’s testimony that defendant “groped” her during violent car encounter

/ June 27, 2026

Case State v. Tucker, 2026-Ohio-2066 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District Date Decided June 3, 2026 Docket No. C-250271

Ohio Criminal Drug Offenses Evidence

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Lewis — First District affirms OVI conviction, upholds probable cause based on officer observations without completed field sobriety tests

/ June 8, 2026

The First District affirmed an OVI conviction, holding that probable cause to arrest does not require completed standardized field sobriety tests when the totality of officer observations supports impairment.

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Lea — Affirmed guilty pleas despite incomplete advisement of mandatory consecutive sentencing

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Jeffrey Thomas Lea, 2026-Ohio-1837 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Date Decided May

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Umeh — Court affirms sexual imposition conviction, holds that corroboration is not an element of the offense

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Emmanuel Umeh Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Date Decided May 20, 2026

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Holman — Affirmed sexual imposition conviction; upheld evidentiary rulings and jury selection

/ June 27, 2026

Case State v. Holman, 2026-Ohio-1793 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District (Hamilton County) Date Decided May 15, 2026 Docket

Ohio Criminal Family Law

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

Lemaine — Court affirms conviction for shooting at occupied dwelling during custody dispute, rejects sufficiency and weight-of-evidence challenges

/ June 27, 2026

Case State v. Lemaine, 2026-Ohio-1741 Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Date Decided May 13, 2026 Docket No.

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Gamble — Appellate court affirms aggravated menacing conviction

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Demetreist Gamble Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First District Date Decided May 1, 2026 Docket

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Brown — Discovery violation caused speedy trial dismissal; continuances chargeable to State

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Darryl Brown Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided April

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Jester — Affirmed conviction for resisting arrest; motion to suppress properly struck as untimely

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Demarius Jester Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District (Hamilton County) Date Decided April

Ohio Court of Appeals (First District)

State v. Maley — Court affirms public indecency conviction but remands to correct charge level

/ June 27, 2026

Case State of Ohio v. Thurmell Maley Court Ohio Court of Appeals, First Appellate District Date Decided April 29, 2026