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Ohio v. GrubbsOhio v. Grubbs

Ohio Supreme Court
Mar 25, 1988
No. 88-AP-055
Reporters:
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Before:
Moyer
Moyer, C.J.

The affidavit of disqualification filed herein alleges that Judge Joseph B. ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‍Grigsby failed to follow Ohio statutory law at the time of sentencing and thus displayed prejudice to the detriment of the defendant-affiant, Todd ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‍W. Grubbs, in case No. 86-CR-1785 in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County.

A judge is presumed to follow applicable law in ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‍all respects. If, in a particular case, it is shown that a judge legally erred in the imposition of sentence, that issue must ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‍be raised on appeal and not by an affidavit of disqualification. State v. Baker (1984), 25 Ohio Misc. 2d 11, 25 OBR 232, 495 N.E. 2d 976.

For these reasons, ‍​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‍the affidavit of disqualification is found not well-taken and is hereby dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Ohio v. Grubbs
Court Name: Ohio Supreme Court
Date Published: Mar 25, 1988
Citations: 36 Ohio St. 3d 607; 522 N.E.2d 461; 1988 Ohio LEXIS 148; No. 88-AP-055
Docket Number: No. 88-AP-055
Court Abbreviation: Ohio
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