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Category Archives: jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Ruling: a Reassuring Footnote
A Sixth Circuit court has denied[i] Jeffrey Wogenstahl the opportunity to make a separate appeal to establish whether Ohio had jurisdiction to try him. Jeff wanted to appeal an Ohio Supreme Court’s ruling[ii] from 2017. In that ruling the majority … Continue reading
Posted in criminal justice, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, USA
Tagged capital punishment, conclusive presumption, criminal justice, death penalty, habeas petition, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, June 2020, jurisdiction, Justice O'Connor, miscarriages of justice, new judgment, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, subject-matter jurisdiction, USA, wrongful convictions
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The Majority Judges Erred
Jeffrey Wogenstahl has appealed an unfavorable Ohio Supreme Court ruling.* Last month five of the judges rejected his claim that Ohio lacked jurisdiction to try him for murder; but Chief Justice O’Connor wrote a compelling dissent in his support (see … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio Supreme Court, USA
Tagged Appellant Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s Motion for Rehearing and/or Reconsideration, August 2017, Bruce Wheeler, capital punishment, Carl J. Schmidt M.D; M.P.H., Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, criminal justice, death penalty, Gary A. Rini M.F.S., Indiana, ineffective trial counsel, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, USA
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Oral Argument Information
The Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case about jurisdiction on Tuesday morning next week (Tuesday, April 4, 2017). The session will be held at the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center in Columbus. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Amber Garrett, April 2017, capital punishment, Columbus, criminal justice, death penalty, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney, Harrison, Indiana, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joseph Deters, Justice Patrick DeWine, Justice Patrick Fischer, Justice William O'Neill, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, oral argument, Supreme Court of Ohio, Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center, USA, West Harrison
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Oral Argument: April 4, 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 will be an important day for Jeffrey Wogenstahl. Oral argument has been scheduled for that day,* to consider whether his Ohio trial court lacked jurisdiction to try him (Jeff has a strong case that because the … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, injustice, innocence, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, oral argument, USA, wrongful conviction
Tagged 1993, capital punishment, death penalty, Hamilton County, Indiana, injustice, innocence, January 2017, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, oral argument, prosecutorial misconduct, subject-matter jurisdiction, suppressed evidence, trial, USA, wrongful conviction
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A Question of Jurisdiction
Yesterday Jeff’s lawyers addressed the issue which the Ohio Supreme Court has invited them to raise, namely that Jeff’s trial court did not have jurisdiction to try him. The relevant statute in force at the time of the crime of … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, subject-matter jurisdiction, USA
Tagged August 2016, capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Hamilton County, homicide, Indiana, injustice, innocence, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, jurisdiction, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, subject-matter jurisdiction, USA, wrongful convictions
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“Motion to recuse denied.”
Ohio Supreme Court Justice O’Neill has made it clear that he will not grant a request to remove himself from Jeffrey Wogenstahl’s case. The judge explained: “…it would be a violation of my oath of office to ignore my obligation to … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, criminal justice, death penalty, Indiana, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joe Deters, jurisdiction, Justice O'Neill, Ohio, USA
Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, Indiana, Innocence Project, Jeff Wogenstahl, Jeffrey Wogenstahl, Joe Deters, June 2016, jurisdiction, Justice Breyer, Justice Ginsburg, Justice William O'Neill, Ohio, Ohio Supreme Court, prosecutorial misconduct, recusal, US Supreme Court, USA, wrongful convictions
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