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The Ohio Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments on two cases concerning juveniles and the Ohio Constitution.  Quarterman v. State deals with the mandatory transfer of 16 and 17 year olds for certain firearm violations.   In   State  v.  Mole, the issue is  whether an Ohio statute imposing criminal penalties on a police officer for having sex with a minor violates the police officer’s equal protection rights.

Quarterman v. State, Case no. 2013-1591. Whether Ohio statutes requiring the mandatory transfer of 16- and 17-year-old juveniles who commit category-two offenses with a firearm violate a juvenile’s right to fair and impartial trial and equal protection, as guaranteed by the Ohio and U.S. Constitution?  Do these statutes constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Ohio and U.S. Constitutions?  (Ohio Constitution Art. I, Section 16, Art. I, Section 2 and Article 1, Section 9, respectively)  DocketOral Argument Preview.  Oral Argument Video

State  v.  Mole, Case no. 2013-1619   Whether R.C. 2907.03(A)(13), which prohibits sex between peace officers and minors, a violation of equal protection rights guaranteed by the U.S. and Ohio constitutions. Ohio Constitution, Art. I, Section 2.    DocketOral Argument Preview. Oral Argument Video.

 

 

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