Monthly Archives: February 2012

In a recent court of appeals case, the Court held that if you are going to conduct a police line-up, and the target defendant is bald, better make sure that you have other bald-headed guys in the line-up.  The Court … Continue reading →

We recently had a client who was charged with a set of serious felonies all stemming from a very bad night.   The defendant (who is not gay)  caught his girlfriend in a car with a gay woman who he believed … Continue reading →

In a recent case issued out the Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals, the Court discussed the differences between the retirement assets of the parties and the “income” that is generated from those retirement assets.   For example, there is a difference … Continue reading →

The Cuyahoga County Court of Appeals has issued a recent opinion where the 50-year-plus sentence of a defendant was reversed because, as the Court held, the sentence was “disproportionate” to the sentences received by other defendants for essentially the same … Continue reading →

An Ohio Court of Appeals recently set forth the law in Ohio that applies to when a defendant asks for a new criminal trial based upon newly discovered evidence.  In State v. Brown, the Court held: To prevail on a … Continue reading →