Willoughby Hills v. Qasim, 2006-L-199 (6-8-2007)

{¶ 25} I must respectfully dissent, because the majority opinion permits a miscarriage of justice to occur.

{¶ 26} Qasim made a mistake involving himself in an act of domestic violence in his own home. He accepted responsibility for his own ill-advised actions and pled no contest. Following his participation in a domestic violence diversion program to the satisfaction of the trial court, the court dismissed his case because he had proven he could do the right thing!

{¶ 27} Unfortunately, this salutary outcome is about to become undone by a bureaucracy that threatens to impose a penalty far more…