Case Name	Case No.	Topics and Issues	Author	Decided
State v. Tucker	89589	Motion to suppress granted; no evidence that nature of contraband seized was immediately apparent during Terry frisk for weapons.	Sweeney	3/6/2008
State v. Varholic	89627	Sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight; circumstantial evidence of driving under the influence of alcohol; Crim.R. 32(C); elevating offense with evidence of prior convictions.	Sweeney	3/6/2008
State v. Talbott	89630	Motion to suppress; carjacking; cold stand; unduly suggestive; witness recall; totality of the circumstances.	Cooney	3/6/2008
State v. King	89475	Resentencing; Foster; sentencing range.	Sweeney	3/6/2008
Darner v. Richard E. Jacobs Group, Inc.	89611	Slip and fall; lower court record; failure to file deposition; summary judgment	Cooney	3/6/2008
State v. Mitchell	89982	Inferior offense; jury instruction.	Sweeney	3/6/2008
Tower City Title Agency, Inc. v. Phillips	89624	Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Ohio Consumer Sales Practice Act; unsolicited “junk faxes”.	Blackmon	3/6/2008
State v. Pannell	89352	Pre-sentence motion to withdraw guilty plea	Calabrese	3/6/2008
State v. Dunbar	89634	WRIT OF MANDAMUS; DUE PROCESS; R.C. 2967.191/JAIL TIME CREDIT; R.C. 2505.02/FINAL APPEALABLE ORDER; SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION	Boyle	3/6/2008
State v. Harris	89156	POSTCONVICTION RELIEF; R.C. 2953.21/TIMELINESS OF FILING PETITION; DNA TESTING; CRIM.R. 33(A)(6)/MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL; R.C. 2953.21(A)(1)(b)/ACTUAL INNOCENCE; R.C. 2953.23/UNTIMELY OR SUCCESSIVE PETITION; EVIDENTIARY DOCUMENTS IN SUPPORT OF POSTCONVICTION RELIEF PETITION	Boyle	3/6/2008
Vairetta v. Papesh	90350	Uninsured motorist coverage	Calabrese	3/6/2008
Brooks v. Merchant	89462	motion to dismiss; failure to prosecute; motion for summary judgment; unopposed; motion to vacate; separate notice of appeal	Gallagher	3/6/2008
Brooklyn v. Jackim	89659	S/O v. Berndt; moot; vacate; misdemeanor; voluntarily paid fine; collateral legal disability.	Celebrezze	3/6/2008
State v. Fair	89653	Aggravated robbery; ineffective assistance of counsel; motion to suppress identification testimony; leading questions on direct examination; cold stand; show-ups; Neil v. Biggers; impermissibly suggestive; inconsistent verdicts; Browning v. State; sufficiency of evidence; manifest weight; R.C. 2911.01; R.C. 2933.13; presumptive minimum sentence; S/O v. Foster.	Celebrezze	3/6/2008
Young v. Genie Industries United States	89665	Summary judgment; intentional tort; sovereign immunity; political subdivisions; exceptions to immunity; R.C. 2744.02(B); R.C. 2744.02(A)(1); R.C. 2744.03(A)(5); R.C. 2744.09(B).	Celebrezze	3/6/2008
State v. Hall	89652	EX POST FACTO; FOSTER; DUE PROCESS.	McMonagle	3/6/2008
Roth v. Roth	89141	Separation agreement; Loc.R. 28(B)(1); Civ.R. 75(N); Civ.R. 37(E); disqualification of counsel; App.R. 12(A)(2) and 16(A)(7).	Stewart	3/6/2008
State v. Bruce	89641	Waiver; standing; R.C. 2950.031; due process	Stewart	3/6/2008
State v. Melton	89568	Constitutional Law, effective assistance of counsel; Drugs, trafficking; Plea, guilty, punishment involved	Rocco	3/6/2008
Bousquet v. State Auto Ins. Co.	89601	Summary judgment; R.C. 3937.18; excluding UM/UIM coverage for insured when own vehicle at fault; “anti-definition” provision in automobile insurance policy.	Blackmon	3/6/2008
State v. Holland	89667	SEXUAL PREDATOR	McMonagle	3/6/2008
Prouse, Dash & Crouch, L.L.P., v. Dimarco	86324	Personal jurisdiction; long-arm statute; forum non conveniens; deposition admissibility; breach of contract; fraudulent transfer.	Calabrese	3/6/2008
In re L.C.	90390	Permanent custody; reverse; Juv.R. 29(D); involuntary; admission; knowledge of admission.	Sweeney	3/6/2008
State v. Curtis	89412	Sexual predator; verification of address; manifest weight of the evidence.	Stewart	3/6/2008
In re W.H.	89327	Delinquency; robbery; sufficiency of the evidence; manifest weight of the evidence; prior bad acts.	Stewart	3/6/2008
State v. Nash	89649	Manifest weight; insufficient evidence; jury instruction on flight.	Stewart	3/6/2008
State v. Simuel	89022	R.C. 2925.03(A)(1) and (A)(2)/DRUG TRAFFICKING; R.C. 2925.11(A)/POSSESSION OF DRUGS; CRIM.R. 29/MOTION FOR ACQUITTAL; EVID.R. 602/PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE; EVID.R. 801 AND 802/HEARSAY TESTIMONY/CONFRONTATION CLAUSE; MANIFEST WEIGHT.	Boyle	3/6/2008
Cleveland Municipal School Dist. v. Farson	89525	Civ.R. 60(B)(1); excusable neglect.	Stewart	3/6/2008
State v. Jones	89662	Escape.	Calabrese	3/6/2008
Rucker v. Newburgh Hts.	89487	Appellate Practice and Procedure, final order, record; Immunity, sovereign; Motions, judgment on the pleadings.	Rocco	3/6/2008
In re Contempt of O'Shea	90046	Contempt, failure to comply with court order: Discretion; Divorce.	Rocco	3/6/2008
State v. Gross	89533	EVIDENCE – SUFFICIENCY	Rocco	3/6/2008
Strongsville v. Carr	89666	Motion to suppress; probable cause; failing to admit evidence.	Calabrese	3/6/2008
Bemak v. Ohio Job & Family Servs.	89616	Unemployment benefits; administrative appeal; pro se; administrative record.	Cooney	3/6/2008
State v. Harris	88787	App.R. 26(B) - application to re open; ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; and hearsay.	Rocco	3/5/2008
Cole v. Gallagher	90733	Mandamus; improper caption; failed to establish right or duty.	Blackmon	3/4/2008
State v. Harrison	88957	App.R. 26(B), application to reopen, ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; no duty to send transcript; law of the case; and res judicata.	Cooney	3/3/2008