The Ninth District affirmed the conviction of a commercial driver for running a red light, holding that the necessity defense was available but that the defendant failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that stopping would have created a greater danger.
The Ninth District reversed the suppression of OVI evidence, holding that a state trooper’s observations of slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, and the odor of alcohol during a valid traffic stop gave rise to reasonable suspicion to expand the stop into an OVI investigation.
The Second District reversed the revival of a dormant consent judgment, holding that Autovest failed to establish the current balance owed and that the trial court erred by reviving the judgment without an evidentiary hearing despite disputed payment amounts.
The Second District affirmed summary judgment for an equipment rental company on breach of contract and upheld an award of attorney fees, holding that an equipment rental agreement is not a ‘contract of indebtedness’ under R.C. 1319.02.
The Fifth District affirms ICC orders reducing Ameren’s storm hardening investment and setting its Rate of Return on Equity at 8.715%, finding the Commission acted within its regulatory discretion.
The Second District reverses summary judgment in a corporate buy-sell dispute, holding that option rights must be exercised in strict conformity with contractual terms within the specified 30-day period.
The First District reverses denial of a successive postconviction petition, finding that an eyewitness’s published book containing exculpatory statements constitutes new evidence supporting an actual-innocence claim.
The Fourth District reverses one of three criminal sexual assault convictions for insufficient evidence of force on a specific act, while affirming the remaining convictions and consecutive sentences.
The Fifth District reverses child pornography convictions and orders the defendant discharged, holding that the charged images did not satisfy the Lamborn factors for ‘lewdness’ as a matter of law.
The Second District reversed a small claims court judgment that found a used car dealer violated Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act, holding the buyer failed to prove the dealer made affirmative misrepresentations about the vehicle’s condition.