Guilty verdicts returned in short order by Allen County jury
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
John Sanders, acting as his own attorney, was also the lone witness for the defense during his jury trial Wednesday in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
Jurors deliberated for less than two hours Wednesday before finding Lima resident John Sanders guilty of felonious assault and kidnapping.
Lima Police Department Detective Steve Stechschulte testified Wednesday in the trial of John Sanders that shots from a handgun that were fired through an entry door at a Collett Street residence could not have been discharged while Sanders was looking through a peephole in the door as he alleged.
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Defendant, as own attorney, questions alleged victim
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Dawn Bloomfield testified Tuesday during the trial of John Sanders that her one-time boyfriend put a pistol in her mouth and later discharged the weapon at her through a closed door in September of 2019 at a home on South Collett Street in Lima.
J Swygart | The Lima News
John Sanders, charged with felonious assault and kidnapping for alleged attacks against his former girlfriend, is serving as his own attorney during a trial that began Tuesday in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Elements of justice: Judges face limitations, consider factors on sentences
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Judges in Ohio are required by law to consider dozens of factors when crafting a sentence for felony offenders.
Judge Jeffrey Reed has presided over cases in Allen County Common Pleas Court for more than two decades.
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The legislature: Doing more harm than good?
An updated version of ACLU of Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline report, issued in February, says 9.4% of all bills introduced by Ohio legislators during the 133rd General Assembly (2019-2020) created new crimes, enhanced existing sentences or expanded current criminal laws.
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