The 11th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a defendant was not entitled to a resentencing hearing after his death penalty was modified and reduced to life imprisonment. The appellant, ...

The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

A Franklin County appeals panel denied a woman’s complaint against the Industrial Commission of Ohio, which found she had engaged in fraud by working at a California addiction and recovery facility ...

The United States Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to a Summit County Evergreen Homes case, State v. Willan (Supreme Court cite 13-7621). The case concerns the criminal charges brought ...

Assad's fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won't be an easy decision ...

He was a policeman, lawyer, city councilman and state legislator, but 87-year-old attorney David L. Headley will be remembered most for his dedication to his wife and family. The Norton resident ...

Not all e-ticketing is for airline tickets. While still rare in Ohio, state law and court rules allow police departments to issue electronically produced traffic citations. In two amendments to ...

A panel of three judges in the 8th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the felonious assault convictions of a Cleveland woman who ran over two men with her car, but ruled that her trial court ...

In compliance with C.P.Sup.R. 12, the Court shall furnish playback capabilities for videotape depositions (VHS format only), and will not provide video deposition services. Parties must obtain such ...

The 10th District Court of Common Pleas recently affirmed that there was sufficient evidence supporting a Columbus man’s murder conviction in connection to an east side drive-by shooting. Tyrece Ayers ...

A Mahoning County prosecutor did not intentionally goad the defense into seeking a mistrial in a murder case, the 7th District Court of Appeals ruled recently. Kimani Hodges was one of two defendants ...

A knowledgeable attorney, family man and all around nice guy—those are just a few of the labels that come to mind when friends and colleagues look back on the life of Stephen "Steve" Miles Wilson. The ...