Attorney Rhys Brendan Cartwright-Jones's Legal Cases

Government

State of Ohio v. Theresa Hull

Aug 30, 2006

OUTCOME: Trial Court Affirmed

Held: 1. R.C. 2945.71, Ohio's speedy trial statute, does not apply to criminal convictions that have been overturned on appeal. 2. The time limit for bringing a person to trial whose conviction h ... as been overturned on appeal is governed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Section 10, Article I of the Ohio Constitution. 3. When an appellate court vacates a first-degree misdemeanor conviction entered pursuant to a plea of no contest and remands the case for further proceedings, the adjudication of the case 149 days thereafter is not presumptively prejudicial and is constitutionally reasonable.

Government

State of Ohio v. Joseph W. Jones

N/A

OUTCOME: Reversed and Remanded

State v. Jones, 116 Ohio St.3d 211, 2007-Ohio-6093. Criminal law â€” In accepting a plea to a misdemeanor involving a petty offense, a trial court is required to inform the defendant only of the effec ... t of the specific plea being entered â€” To satisfy the requirement of informing a defendant of the effect of a plea, a trial court must inform the defendant of the appropriate language under Crim.R. 11(B). Rhys B. Cartwright-Jones, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Paul J. Gains, Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant. Brent L. English, for appellee. Marc Dann, Attorney General, Elise W. Porter, Acting Solicitor General, and Henry G. Appel, Assistant Solicitor General, urging reversal for amicus curiae, Attorney General of Ohio.

Immigration

Heinrich Erb vs. Julie L. Meyers, et al.

N/A

OUTCOME: Respondent Dismissed from Action

This was an immigration habeas case in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Petitioner, Heinrich Erb, sued Respondents, I.C.E. and the Mahoning County Jail, alleging that they he ... ld him unconstitutionally. Erb had finished a felony sentence in Lorain County, and I.C.E. held him in the Mahoning County Jail pending removal from the U.S. Counsel for Respondent, the Mahoning County Sheriff, offered that a county sheriff is never an appropriate respondent in an immigration habeas case, given that the intergovernmental agreements between I.C.E. and a county sheriff dictate that I.C.E. has custody and control over any I.C.E. inmates. Respondent dismissed.

Criminal defense

State of Ohio v. Jose Rivas

N/A

OUTCOME: Pending

When it comes to electronically stored information (ESI), what appears in a paper transcript of the information is but a water molecule on the tip of a very large iceberg. Amici, the OACDL, et al. ... , urged the Ohio supreme Court to reconsider its opinion in Mr. Rivas case, which denied production of ESI absent a showing of "false, incomplete, adulterated, or spoliated evidence[.]" Amici argued that the opinion creates a slippery circularity that extends far beyond the perimeter of Mr. Rivas' case.' Specifically, in order to determine whether evidence is "false, incomplete, adulterated, or spoliated," one must first review the electronic discovery and its electronic fingerprints (described below) to determine its authenticity? Moreover, as detailed in the last argument of the amici presented on brief, the Rivas decision conflicts with the Ohio Court's 2008 decision in State v. Brady. Reconsideration pending.

Rhys Brendan Cartwright-Jones's Legal Cases (14)

State of Ohio v. Theresa Hull

State of Ohio v. Joseph W. Jones

Heinrich Erb vs. Julie L. Meyers, et al.

State of Ohio v. Jose Rivas