State v. S.J.
Citations
- 151 N.E.3d 1021
- 2020 Ohio 183
Syllabus
Expungement eligible offender res judicata. The trial court abused its discretion when it denied the appellant's motion for expungement because it failed to determine whether the appellant had been rehabilitated, and also failed to weigh any of the appellant's interests in sealing her convictions against the state's interest in maintaining them. The trial court also erred when it deemed the appellant an ineligible offender barred by res judicata.
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- curative instruction sufficient to cure detective’s improper characterization of defendant as “ ‘evasive’ ”
- a new trial is not always required when a \witness has invaded the province of the jury\ because, even though improper testimony may touch upon a constitutional right, it may still be cured with a proper instruction
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Judges: Laster Mays
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