In re A.M.

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 658

Syllabus

Juvenile court; mandatory bindover; probable cause; aggravated robbery; gun; final, appealable order; category-two offense; R.C. 2152.02(BB)(1); R.C. 2152.10; R.C. 2152.12; R.C. 2152.10(A)(2)(b); 2152.12(A)(1)(b)(ii); Juv.R. 30(A); actual possession; firearm; reasonable belief. Reversed the juvenile court's decision denying the State's request for a mandatory bindover to adult court. In relation to an alleged category-two offense of aggravated robbery, the State presented evidence that raises more than a mere suspicion and provides a reasonable belief that A.M. was in actual possession of a firearm and brandished that firearm in furtherance of the acts charged, and which was sufficient to demonstrate probable cause. The case was remanded for the juvenile court to enter a finding of probable cause and, pursuant to R.C. 2152.12, order the case transferred to the General Division of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.