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Issue on Appeal: Required Explanation for Denial of DNA Testing Background: Daverrick Lash was convicted in 2016 of aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, and other related charges following the shooting death of William Burton at Club Fly High in Cleveland on...

Issue on Appeal: Double Jeopardy Background: Zachary A. Becker was initially arrested and charged with a misdemeanor OVI offense in February 2024. After discovering that Becker had a prior conviction that could elevate the charge to a felony, the State filed a felony...

Issue on Appeal: Providing Finding of Fact and Application of Law in a Petition for Post Conviction Relief. Background: This case involves a consolidated appeal of judgments from the Wood County Court of Common Pleas, dated May 8, 2024, concerning cases 2021-CR-388...

Issue on Appeal: Was the Defendant Informed that Pleading Guilty is a Complete Admission of Guilt Background: Waylande Juan Sanchez was charged with several offenses across four separate cases in the Ashtabula County Court, including Burglary, Possession of Drugs,...

Issue on Appeal: Sufficiency of Evidence to Support a “in the Vicinity of a Juvenile” Enhancement In this appeal, the Ohio Supreme Court addressed whether sufficient evidence was presented to support the "in the vicinity of a juvenile" enhancement in a...

Issue on Appeal: Disqualification of Representation Randy Wilhelm faced a five-count indictment on November 16, 2020, including charges of domestic violence, felonious assault, bribery, menacing by stalking, and intimidation of an attorney. Following his arrest and...

Issue on Appeal: Expert Witness Reporting Mario Corrales-Baez appealed his conviction for possession of a fentanyl-related compound in the Madison County Court of Common Pleas, raising three primary issues. First, Corrales-Baez argued that the trial court abused its...

Issue on Appeal: Abuse of Discretion on Community-Control Sanctions In this case, the court reviewed whether a community-control sanction that prohibited a company from selling its property constituted an abuse of discretion. A court abuses its discretion when its...

Key Issue on Appeal: State's Obligation in Providing Expert Testimony In this appeal, the key issue revolves around whether the State fulfilled the requirements of Criminal Rule 16 when introducing expert testimony. According to Crim.R. 16(K), a party must provide the...

Key Issue on Appeal: Insufficient Evidence for Child Endangerment The central issue on appeal is whether the State provided sufficient evidence to convict the appellant of child endangerment under R.C. 2919.22. To secure a conviction for child endangerment, the State...