The Eighth District reversed the juvenile court’s denial of mandatory bindover, holding that a juvenile’s own recorded confession admitting he ‘put a gun on’ a victim established probable cause for the firearm display element without requiring victim testimony.
The Eighth District affirmed summary judgment for the seller and real estate agent in a residential sale dispute, holding that Ohio’s caveat emptor doctrine barred fraud claims where the buyer purchased a 108-year-old home as-is with an inspection contingency.
The Eighth District reversed judgment on the pleadings for the City of Cleveland, holding that the discovery rule applies to the two-year statute of limitations for political subdivision tort claims and that immunity questions cannot be resolved on the pleadings when the relevant facts are in dispute.
The Eighth District affirmed individual maximum sentences for a jewelry store burglary but remanded for resentencing because the trial court failed to make the disproportionality finding required for consecutive sentences under R.C. 2929.14(C)(4).
The Eighth District reversed the dismissal of a felony OVI enhancement, holding that the defendant failed to make a prima facie showing that a prior uncounseled conviction was constitutionally infirm where signed written waivers documented a knowing waiver of counsel.
The Seventh District held that a Civ.R. 60(B) motion does not extend the appeal deadline under App.R. 4(B), even when captioned as a Civ.R. 59 motion, leaving five of six assignments of error challenging a custody modification beyond the court’s jurisdiction.
The Fifth District affirmed a felonious assault conviction arising from an attack at a juvenile correctional facility, holding that inconsistent verdicts between co-defendants do not invalidate a guilty verdict and that the evidence supported a finding of serious physical harm.
The Tenth District affirmed the termination of a Columbus firefighter for sexual harassment and offensive on-duty statements, upholding the Civil Service Commission’s findings and the common pleas court’s review of the administrative record.
The Tenth District reversed a community-control sanction imposed on a defendant who vandalized the Brutus Buckeye statue, finding the trial court failed to hold the required violation hearings and denied the defendant his right to allocution.
The Tenth District reversed the trial court’s dismissal of claims arising from a blind trust arrangement for real estate lots, holding that the plaintiff adequately alleged the existence of a trust relationship regardless of whether Ohio specifically codifies “blind trusts.”