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“Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Confiscating Man’s Entire Net Worth Over A Misdemeanor”

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Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Confiscating Man’s Entire Net Worth Over A Misdemeanor”: Nick Sibilla has this post online at Forbes about a ruling that the Supreme Court of Ohio issued earlier this month.

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Judge is accused of wrongly using coercive detention to get misdemeanor defendants to pay fees, costs

ABA Journal

An Ohio municipal judge has been accused of ignoring state law by jailing unrepresented defendants for failure to pay fees and fines without holding a…

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Lawyer suspended after he’s accused of plying teens with alcohol and touching one of them sexually

ABA Journal

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a lawyer who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault after being accused of touching his stepdaughter’s 18-year-old friend in a…

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Ohio Supreme Court Decides 65 Year Prison Sentence for Nursing Home Thief Will Stand

The Crime Report

The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided that the 65-year prison sentence given to a former nursing home aide who stole personal items from residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities should stand, Dan Trevas reports for Court News Ohio.

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States Increase Efforts to End ‘Internal Exile’ of Former Incarcerees: Report

The Crime Report

Arizona also repealed a law authorizing suspension of driver’s licenses for failure to pay and authorized its courts to redesignate some felonies as misdemeanors, the report details. .

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States Mark Domestic Violence Awareness Month With Tougher Laws

The Crime Report

In terms of legislation, Detroit City Council approved a new local law this week that will allow law enforcement to seize firearms from anyone convicted of a misdemeanor related to domestic violence, according to the Detroit Free Press. . The council members named the ordinance after Sgt.

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This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: April 10 to April 14, 2023

Broadcast Law Blog

The licensee had pled guilty to five crimes, consisting of one felony (criminal use of a communications facility) and four related misdemeanors, but received probation instead of a prison sentence. The Media Bureau also allotted FM channel 272A to Dennison, Ohio as its first local service.

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