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Trial court decides which firearm specification to impose at sentencing
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When an offender is convicted of two or more firearm specifications related to the same felony, the trial judge, not the prosecution, decides which specification to impose, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Oct. 29.
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court affirmed an Eighth District Court of Appeals decision, which upheld a tri ... (full story)
Judge made no error when refusing to disqualify jury pool members from lawsuit
A trial judge must consider all the answers given by a potential juror during jury selection when an attorney seeks to bar the person from jury service based on a claim that some of the answers the potential juror gave indicate the person will not follow the law, the Supreme Court of Ohio ruled Nov. 2.
A Supreme Court majority u ... (full story)
Mahoning County Juvenile Court receives a technology grant
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Plans are underway to increase access to legal proceedings and services at the Mahoning County Juvenile Court.
This after it was selected to receive a $24,751.80 technology grant from the Ohio Supreme Court.
Launched in 2015, the grant program provides financial assistance to local courts for technology projects designed to ... (full story)
Ohio Supreme Court keeps two dozen basketball players eligible with season openers looming
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court filed an order Oct. 29 that will keep the two dozen players involved in an eligibility case in that state available to play for teams across the country, with the start of college basketball season beginning next week.
The order kept in place a ruling from earlier last month, wh ... (full story)
Dollar General is sued by the FTC and 20 states for what's being described as deceptive pricing
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission has sued the bargain chain Dollar General for what it characterized as “long-running deceptive pricing practices” by charging customers more once they reach the register than the prices that are displayed on shelves and in advertisements.
Twenty states joined in the ... (full story)