A man classified as a sexual offender under Ohio's Megan's Law cannot be convicted of a felony under the Adam Walsh Act, the 12th District Court of Appeals recently ruled. Read More of "12th District rules sex offender must be classified and convicted under the same law"

A 12th District Court of Appeals panel ruled Monday, April 22nd, that a trial court was not obligated to instruct a jury on lesser-included offenses after finding the evidence did not support any lesser crimes. Read More of "12th District says court properly denied request for jury instructions on lesser offenses"

A defendant cannot be charged with escape if he or she was not under detention, as defined by the Ohio Revised Code, at the time of the alleged offense, the 5th District Court of Appeals recently ruled. Read More of "5th District rules woman who was released on bond cannot be convicted of escape"

The premise of House Bill 131 isn't new, but Rep. Terry Johnson said its enactment is crucial. Read More of "Bill reintroduced to ban minors from tanning facilities in Ohio"

A bill focused on the continuation of the state's Enterprise Zone program is on the legislative fast track. Read More of "Bill would extend Ohio's Enterprise Zone initiative"

School officials in Lake City, Arkansas have come up with a novel solution to the fight over prayer at graduation: Read More of "Graduation prayer, fighting over a lost cause"

A 3rd District Court of Appeals panel has reversed a lower court's ruling on a Miranda Rights case. Read More of "Appellate court reverses lower court's decision on Miranda rights"

A trio of Bowling Green State University tennis standouts have been named to the 2013 Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team. Senior Maddy Eccleston and juniors Nikki Chiricosta and Emily Reuland were voted to the team, which was announced Thursday (May 16) by the league office. Read More of "BGSU lands three on academic All-MAC team"

Rep. Bill Patmon, D-Cleveland, is pushing for the passage of a bill to regulate residential construction contractors. Read More of "Bill would require residential construction contractors to be licensed"

Reps. Matt Lundy, D-Elyria, and Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, have partnered to back a bill that would regulate, rather than ban, Internet cafes across the state. Read More of "Bipartisan bill would keep Internet cafes open, regulate industry"

A 4th District Court of Appeals panel recently ruled that a man's burglary conviction was properly supported by testimony from his former girlfriend that he had admitted to selling her stolen goods. Read More of "4th District rules ex-girlfriend's testimony enough to convict man"

Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder and Rep. Terry Johnson are sponsoring a resolution requesting President Barack Obama, Congress and the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take immediate action to reduce the processing time for veterans' disability benefit claims. Read More of "House Republicans urge prompt delivery of military veteran benefits"

A 10th District Court of Appeals panel recently ruled that a man's conviction for assaulting his wife's hair stylist was supported by sufficient evidence. Read More of "Man properly convicted of assaulting wife's hair stylist"

A stone-eyed fish is flying southeast of the Snyder Memorial Building. A neon green pulse beats east of Dowling Hall. And a brainiac’s wheels going round are exposed atop the hill on the west side of University Hall. Read More of "New works mark annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition at UT"

A 12th District Court of Appeals panel recently affirmed a lower court's judgment that a home using a non-compliant household sewage disposal system was a public health nuisance. Read More of "Panel affirms public health nuisance judgment for experimental sewage system"

A 10th District Court of Appeals panel ruled on Tuesday, April 16th, that a man is entitled to resentencing after his trial court failed to make proper findings. Read More of "Trial court must make specific findings before issuing consecutive sentences, judges rule"

The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled on Wednesday, May 15th, that when the defendant in a criminal case directly or indirectly makes a public records request for information that could have been obtained from the state through a discovery demand, the public records request is the equivalent of a demand for discovery, and it triggers the defendant’s duty under Ohio Criminal Rule 16 to provide reciprocal discovery to the state. Read More of "Criminal defendant’s public records request for information that is subject to discovery triggers state’s right to demand reciprocal discovery"

A Licking County appeals panel recently sustained a man's claim that his trial court erred in its refusal to grant his presentence motion to withdraw a guilty plea after finding questions to his competency. Read More of "Lower court must consider voluntary nature of plea before denying motion"

A 10th District Court of Appeals panel recently ruled that a man's conviction for assaulting his brother during a brawl at their mother's house was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Read More of "Man's conviction for stabbing brother during brawl was properly supported"

Buying a Coke to wash down some McDonald's offerings can result in a free admission into the Columbus Museum of Art this summer thanks to a new promotion from the Office of TourismOhio. Read More of "TourismOhio partners with McDonald's, Coke for summer promotion"