McClain v. State
Citations
- 172 Ohio St. 3d 213
- 223 N.E.3d 361
- 2022 Ohio 4722
Syllabus
Criminal law—Wrongful imprisonment—Jury trial—Article I, Section 5 of the Ohio Constitution—There is no constitutional right to a jury trial in a wrongful-imprisonment action, because the action did not exist at common law.
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that the elements of a false imprisonment or over-detention claim are “(1) the expiration of a lawful term of confinement, (2) intentional confinement after the expiration, and (3) knowledge that the privilege initially justifying confinement no longer exists”
- “While the common law sometimes allowed plaintiffs to bring false-imprisonment claims against state officials, it did not permit suits against the state itself.”
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Stewart, J.
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Porter v. Hammond N. Condominium Assn.Ohio Court of Appeals· 2025-06-25· cited 4×
- Beavers v. StateOhio Court of Appeals· 2023-04-21· cited 1×
- Estate of Jones v. StateOhio Court of Appeals· 2023-09-13
- Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter Co., L.P.A. v. CroceOhio Court of Appeals· 2025-05-06
- Eugene Sikora v. State of Iowa and Dr. Beth Skinner, in her official capacity as Director of the Iowa Department of CorrectionsSupreme Court of Iowa· 2025-06-27
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court· 1941-03-31· cited 3,675×
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court· 2008-06-26· cited 3,086×
- Nevada v. HallSupreme Court· 1979-03-05· cited 510×
- Beers Ex Rel. Platenius v. ArkansasSupreme Court· 1858-05-14· cited 248×
- McElrath v. United StatesSupreme Court· 1880-12-13· cited 246×
- Reynolds v. StateOhio Supreme Court· 1984-12-12· cited 186×
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. HyattSupreme Court· 2019-05-13· cited 166×
- Walden v. StateOhio Supreme Court· 1989-11-29· cited 125×
- Bennett v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation & CorrectionOhio Supreme Court· 1991-06-05· cited 122×
- Reese v. Ohio State University HospitalsOhio Supreme Court· 1983-08-10· cited 57×
- Doss v. StateOhio Supreme Court· 2012-12-06· cited 53×
- Hoops v. United Telephone Co.Ohio Supreme Court· 1990-04-11· cited 39×
- Arrington v. DaimlerChrysler Corp.Ohio Supreme Court· 2006-07-12· cited 28×
- Scot Lad Foods, Inc. v. Secretary of StateOhio Supreme Court· 1981-04-08· cited 27×
- Frank Johns v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent, Marion Correctional InstitutionSixth Circuit· 1972-06-21· cited 23×
- State ex rel. O'Malley v. Russo (Slip Opinion)Ohio Supreme Court· 2019-05-08· cited 19×
- Washington v. Ohio Adult Parole Auth.Ohio Court of Appeals· 2020-06-18· cited 10×
- Brandon v. Ohio Dept. of Rehab. & Corr.Ohio Court of Appeals· 2021-02-16· cited 10×
- Johns v. StateOhio Supreme Court· 1981-07-22· cited 9×
- McClain v. StateOhio Court of Appeals· 2021-04-23· cited 1×
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