Legal Opinion

State v. Aalim (Slip Opinion)

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided December 22, 2016No. 2015-0677PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLanzinger, J.

{¶ 1} In this case we are asked whether certain provisions of the Revised Code that make the transfer of juveniles to adult court mandatory in specific circumstances violate constitutional due-process and equal-protection provisions. We hold that the mandatory transfer of juveniles without providing for the protection of a discretionary determination by the juvenile-court judge violates juveniles’ right to due process.

*464I. CASE BACKGROUND

{¶ 2} In December 2013, a complaint was filed in the Juvenile Division of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, alleging that appellant, Matthew I.…

2Cases cited27 opinions

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  2. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  3. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Roper v. SimmonsSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Graham v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010

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3Cited by52 opinions

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