Is ‘I’m Coming for You’ a Political Campaign Announcement or a Criminal Threat?
There was evidence of a long-standing issue concerning the four cemetery plots [...]
Does Probable Cause from Yesterday’s Controlled Buy Become Stale Today … Prohibiting a Search Incident to Arrest?
Despite Ms. Clark’s argument to the contrary, Officer Berry’s testimony establi [...]
Is it Reasonable Corporal Punishment for a Grandmother to Stun-Gun a Fifteen Year in the Chest During a Mental Health Crisis?
The State presented evidence that Ms. Webster deployed the stun gun against a c [...]
Does a Previous Court Determination an Individual is Mentally Incompetent Permanently Prohibit Firearm Possession in Ohio?
According to Mr. Fligiel, the statute requires a past commitment to a mental in [...]
Can an Officer’s Eyes Observe Movement Behind Tinted Windows that the BWC Does Not Capture?
Not according to a Summit County Trial Judge In granting the motion to suppress [...]
Can a Grandmother Protect Her Fourteen Year Old Granddaughter by Refusing to Return the Child to her Mother … Or is that Obstructing Official Business?
The trial court could have reasonably concluded that Ms. Crawford’s conduct as [...]
Does Firing a Gun Into the Air Create a Substantial Risk of Physical Harm to Any Person?
In addition to injury by a bullet, driving a car at high speeds while shooting [...]
During the Execution of a Search Warrant Can a Suspect Constructively Possess Narcotics Inside the Home when he is Outside the Home?
A person may constructively possess a substance or object if he “‘knowingly exe [...]
Establishing Ownership with the Constructive Possession Doctrine inside a Vehicle with Two People and One Felonious Backpack
State v. Bradley 2024 – Ohio – 6087 Ninth District Appellate Court Medina Count [...]
Can a Person be Arrested for Misconduct at an Emergency for Refusing to Leave an Area Declared Under a State of Emergency OR Does the Person have to be Engaged in a Criminal Act?
[W]e conclude that there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could find [...]