Eighth Appellate District Court Opinion Summaries

12/27/2007

Case Name Case No. Topics and Issues Author Decided

Tartaglia v. Blank 89365 Motion to vacate; Civ.R. 60(B); inexcusable neglect; gross negligence; timeliness; abuse of discretion; declaratory action. Celebrezze 12/27/2007

In re I.A. 89676 Murder; aggravated robbery; insufficient evidence; manifest weight; theft offense; serious physical harm. Celebrezze 12/27/2007

N. Coast Payphones, Inc. v. Cleveland 88190 Board of Zoning Appeals; payphones; public nuisance; R.C. Chapter 2506; City Ordinance 670B.07; abuse of discretion; bias. Celebrezze 12/27/2007

State v. Kutsar 89310 Sufficiency of evidence; trafficking of drugs; possession of drugs; ineffective assistance of counsel; circumstantial evidence. Sweeney 12/27/2007

State v. Sherrills 89830 Successive petition for postconviction relief. Sweeney 12/27/2007

State v. Mungai 89369 Menacing by stalking; insufficient evidence; manifest weight; pattern of conduct; physical harm. Celebrezze 12/27/2007

Bester v. Shilo 89355 Binding arbitration; motion to vacate; motion to strike; Loc.R. 29; R.C. 2711; abuse of discretion; alternative dispute resolution; application to enforce; Civ.R. 60(B) Celebrezze 12/27/2007

State v. Fann 89334 INVENTORY SEARCH; STANDARD POLICE POLICY; REASONS; AUTOMOBILE EXCEPTION; EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES; INEVITABLE DISCOVERY. McMonagle 12/27/2007

State v. Rodriguez 89344 Arson; insufficient evidence; manifest weight; Confrontation Clause; hearsay; abuse of discretion; party opponent; present sense impression; harmless error; invited error. Celebrezze 12/27/2007

State v. Selinka 89248 Hearsay testimony; statement; gross sexual imposition; insufficient evidence; Calabrese 12/27/2007

State v. Bruening 89423 CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON; INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE. Cooney 12/27/2007

N. Coast Payphones, Inc. v. Cleveland Bd. of Zoning Appeals 88324 Administrative appeal; zoning; municipal ordinance; payphone; public nuisance; R.C. Chapter 2506; abuse of discretion; due process; bias. Celebrezze 12/27/2007

Cleveland Durham v. Moore 89201 Natural accumulation of snow and ice; slip and fall; inconsistent testimony; summary judgment. Sweeney 12/27/2007

Case Name	Case No.	Topics and Issues	Author	Decided
Tartaglia v. Blank	89365	Motion to vacate; Civ.R. 60(B); inexcusable neglect; gross negligence; timeliness; abuse of discretion; declaratory action.	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
In re I.A.	89676	Murder; aggravated robbery; insufficient evidence; manifest weight; theft offense; serious physical harm.	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
N. Coast Payphones, Inc. v. Cleveland	88190	Board of Zoning Appeals; payphones; public nuisance; R.C. Chapter 2506; City Ordinance 670B.07; abuse of discretion; bias.	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
State v. Kutsar	89310	Sufficiency of evidence; trafficking of drugs; possession of drugs; ineffective assistance of counsel; circumstantial evidence.	Sweeney	12/27/2007
State v. Sherrills	89830	Successive petition for postconviction relief.	Sweeney	12/27/2007
State v. Mungai	89369	Menacing by stalking; insufficient evidence; manifest weight; pattern of conduct; physical harm.	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
Bester v. Shilo	89355	Binding arbitration; motion to vacate; motion to strike; Loc.R. 29; R.C. 2711; abuse of discretion; alternative dispute resolution; application to enforce; Civ.R. 60(B)	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
State v. Fann	89334	INVENTORY SEARCH; STANDARD POLICE POLICY; REASONS; AUTOMOBILE EXCEPTION; EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES; INEVITABLE DISCOVERY.	McMonagle	12/27/2007
State v. Rodriguez	89344	Arson; insufficient evidence; manifest weight; Confrontation Clause; hearsay; abuse of discretion; party opponent; present sense impression; harmless error; invited error.	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
State v. Selinka	89248	Hearsay testimony; statement; gross sexual imposition; insufficient evidence;	Calabrese	12/27/2007
State v. Bruening	89423	CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPON; INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.	Cooney	12/27/2007
N. Coast Payphones, Inc. v. Cleveland Bd. of Zoning Appeals	88324	Administrative appeal; zoning; municipal ordinance; payphone; public nuisance; R.C. Chapter 2506; abuse of discretion; due process; bias.	Celebrezze	12/27/2007
Cleveland Durham v. Moore	89201	Natural accumulation of snow and ice; slip and fall; inconsistent testimony; summary judgment.	Sweeney	12/27/2007