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Marianna Brown Bettman
Marianna Brown Bettman is a law professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she teaches torts, legal ethics, and a seminar on the Supreme Court of Ohio. She is also a former Ohio state court of appeals judge. Each September since 2003, she has given a presentation at the Ohio Judicial Conference analyzing the year’s most important cases from the Supreme Court of Ohio. She also provides appellate consulting services to attorneys.
Category Archives: Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Guest Post: Merit Decision on Necessity of Service of Protection Order to Sustain Conviction for Violation of that Order. State v. Smith.
On April 30, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Smith, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1698. This guest post on the merit decision in this case is by my colleague Kenyatta Mickles, Director of … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, Merit Decisions, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Tagged Civil Protection Order, Service
Tagged Civil Protection Order, Service
Merit Decision. Mortgage Servicers Are Not Covered Under Ohio’s Consumer Sales Practices Act. Anderson v. Barclay’s Capital Real Estate, Inc.
On May 14, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Anderson v. Barclay’s Capital Real Estate, Inc., Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1933. By a vote of 5-2 (Justice French concurred in judgment only, but wrote nothing separately) … Continue reading
What’s on Their Minds: More Crawford Issues. State v. Daniel Arden Keck II.
On May 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Daniel Arden Keck II, 2011-0686. The issue in this case is whether the Confrontation Clause prohibits the state from introducing statements … Continue reading
Chief Justice O’Connor Proposes Public Dialogue on Judicial Election Reforms
Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor has announced an eight point plan for strengthening judicial elections. She did this in a speech May 9, 2013 at the annual meeting of the Ohio State Bar Association in Cleveland. She said she was motivated … Continue reading
Posted in Judiciary, Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Merit Decision. Criteria for Postconviction DNA Testing. State v. Noling
On May 2, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in State v. Noling, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1764. In a 5-2 decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held an application for post conviction DNA testing filed … Continue reading
Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Tagged Appellate Jurisdiction, Post Conviction DNA Testing
Tagged Appellate Jurisdiction, Post Conviction DNA Testing
What’s on Their Minds? A Constitutional Challenge to the Picketing-Notice Requirement of the Ohio Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act. Mahoning Education Association of Developmental Disabilities v. State Employment Relations Board, et al.
On April 24, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Mahoning Education Association of Developmental Disabilities v. State Employment Relations Board, et al., 2012-1378. The issue in this case is whether state law requiring public … Continue reading
Merit Decision: No State Teachers’ Retirement Benefits for Virtual Learning Instructors. State ex. rel. Nese v. State Teachers Retirement Bd. of Ohio.
On May 2, 2013, the Supreme Court issued a merit decision in State ex. rel. Nese v. State Teachers Retirement Bd. of Ohio, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-1777. The issue in the case was whether a group of instructors at … Continue reading
Posted in Ohio Supreme Court Watch
Tagged Employee, Independent Contractor, Retirement Benefits, Teacher
Tagged Employee, Independent Contractor, Retirement Benefits, Teacher
What’s On Their Minds: Heavy Sledding. Application of Ohio’s Recreational User Immunity Statute. Jeremy Pauley et al. v. City of Centerville et al.
On April 24, 2013 the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Jeremy Pauley et al. v. City of Centerville et al., 2012-1150. At issue in this case is whether the Ohio recreational user immunity … Continue reading
Oral Argument Preview: Still More Crawford Issues. State v. Daniel Arden Keck II.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On May 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of State v. Daniel Arden Keck II, 2011-0686. The issue in this case is … Continue reading
What’s On Their Minds? A Landlord’s Duties to a Tenant’s Guests in the Common Areas. Lauren J. Mann v. Northgate Investors LLC, dba Northgate Apartment
On April 24, 2013, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of Lauren J. Mann v. Northgate Investors LLC, d.b.a. Northgate Apartment, 2012-1600. The case is before the Court on conflict certification. The certified question is whether … Continue reading
