A local appellate panel recently affirmed a Franklin County Court of Common Pleas’ decision denying a man’s petition for post-conviction relief in his cocaine trafficking case and ruled that he failed ...

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The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled this week that a person convicted of a sexually oriented offense is not classified as a sex offender with a duty to register as such if the offense in question involved ...

A pair of lawmakers from Oxford and Cleveland have partnered to introduced a bill into the Ohio General Assembly that would prevent any laws that “substantially burden a person’s free exercise of ...

The 10th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed Robert Roush’s convictions for raping his stepdaughter but ruled the trial court must make specific findings before issuing consecutive sentences.

A cooler containing $250,000 cash belonging to a convicted fraudster and buried in a Cincinnati-area golf course may not be forfeited to the government without providing the trustee of the fraudster’s ...

In the 8th District Court of Appeals, a three-judge appellate panel ruled recently that the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas considered inadmissible evidence during a bench trial. The judgment of ...

A bill that has been filed into the legislature would provide free, nondriver identification cards to citizens age 80 and older. Senate Bill 170, sponsored by Sen. Jim Hughes, R-Columbus, also ...

If you own an S corporation that offers a 401(k), what are your rules when it comes to required minimum distributions (RMDs) if you are still working past age 73? This is a question posed by a reader, ...