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.

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.

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.

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.

Former Toledo women’s basketball great Kim Knuth will be inducted into the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame Thursday, May 30, at the MAC Honor’s Dinner at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel.

A federal appellate court recently ruled evidence used to convict a man of producing child pornography did not have to be suppressed after a magistrate lacked probable cause to grant a search warrant.

Bowling Green State University men’s soccer coach Eric Nichols has announced his team’s fall schedule for 2013. The Falcons’ 19-match regular-season schedule, arguably one of the toughest in school history, includes eight home games, all of which will be held under the lights at Cochrane Field.

A Canfield lawmaker's quest to help crack down on animal cruelty is continuing through House Bill 90.

While company social gatherings can present some potential pitfalls, there are many benefits to the events, such as building camaraderie.

The 10th District Court of Appeals ruled recently that a man was not entitled to a modified sentence more than 17 years after he was convicted of kidnapping and complicity and aggravated murder.

Rep. Peter Stautberg has said House Bill 129 is designed to close a gap in Ohio's menacing statutes.

The 5th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a victim's testimony was enough evidence to convict a Stark County man of domestic violence.

A bill that would change primary and secondary school calendars from minimum days to minimum hours is gaining movement in the House Education committee.

A bipartisan resolution that landed in the General Assembly in late April is urging Congress to reauthorize the federal terrorism risk insurance program.

Forty years ago this month, The Washington Post – and its self-described “young and hard-digging reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein” – took home a Pulitzer Prize for public service for coverage of the Watergate scandal.

A Warren County appellate court ruled recently that a man was not entitled to a new trial for charges stemming from a bank robbery because he was aware of all of the evidence prior to his trial taking place.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently announced a bold, new, holistic initiative aimed at decreasing violent crime in Ohio by targeting Ohio's most violent offenders. The Attorney General's Safe Neighborhoods Initiative will begin in Akron and eventually spread to other crime-ridden neighborhoods within communities in our state.

One of the lawmakers pushing for the passage of House Bill 104 has said the proposal is a good step forward in addressing the care of the mentally ill.

Four BGSU cheerleaders, along with assistant coach David Clemons, earned gold medals at the 2013 International Cheer Union World Championships. Abbey Pilgrim, Rebekah Pastor, Michelle Bowles and Megan Gill represented BGSU in a field of 70 participating countries.

Toledo attorney Martin E. Mohler was elected to become the Ohio State Bar Association’s president-elect at the OSBA’s Annual Convention in Cleveland. Mohler will take office as OSBA president on July 1, 2014.