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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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Lima teen gets 14-year sentence in pizza shop robbery
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Na’Zier Howard, 18, of Lima, was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for his role in the January 2020 armed robbery at Little Caesar’s pizza in Lima. Howard also has a murder charge pending against him in Allen County Juvenile Court, prosecutors said.
J Swygart | The Lima News
Na’Zier Howard accepted a deal from prosecutors Wednesday and was sentenced to 14 years in prison on two counts of armed robbery with firearm specifications for a robbery in January of last year at Little Caesar’s pizza in Lima.