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Ohio grand jury declines to charge woman with abuse of corpse after at-home miscarriage

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A grand jury declined to return an indictment Thursday against Brittany Watts, an Ohio woman facing an abuse of corpse charge after suffering a miscarriage in her home. The Trumbull County prosecutor’s office stated that, after evaluating the case, they believed Watts did not violate the Ohio Criminal Statute of Abuse of a Corpse.

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Ohio judge temporarily blocks ban on telemedicine abortions

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Ohio judge Alison Hatheway granted a preliminary injunction on Thursday which temporarily blocks an Ohio law banning telemedicine abortions. The post Ohio judge temporarily blocks ban on telemedicine abortions appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Panel Holds that Ohio Aggravated Burglary Statute Does Not Count as Predicate Violent Felony under ACCA. 

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The Court held that an Ohio aggravated-robbery offense, R.C. A)(1), does not qualify as a violent felony under the Armed Career Criminal Act (commonly referred to as “ACCA”). A)(1) did qualify as a violent felony under ACCA. 2d 1038 (Ohio 2009), which held that the deadly-weapon element in R.C. 2d 26, 34 (Ohio 2010)).

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Ohio grand jury indicts former Columbus officer for murder of Andre Hill

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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Wednesday the grand jury’s decision to indict Adam Coy—former Columbus Police Officer—for the shooting and subsequent death of Andre Hill. The post Ohio grand jury indicts former Columbus officer for murder of Andre Hill appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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Ohio officers will not be charged in fatal shooting of Joe Frasure, Jr.

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The shooting occurred after a 911 caller reported suspicious behavior outside an apartment building in Wyoming, Ohio. Unknown to the police at the time of the encounter, Frasure was on probation in Indiana for Felony Battery and on parole in Kentucky for Methamphetamine Manufacturing. Joe Frasure, Jr.

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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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Ohio Weighs Criminalizing Fertility Fraud

The Crime Report

In Ohio, where a doctor impregnating a patient with his own sperm without consent is legal in terms of a criminal offense, a bipartisan group of legislators have introduced House Bill 64 creating the crime of fraudulent assisted reproduction. There is also a potential prison time of up to five years.

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