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Supreme Court panel could determine Wapak mayor’s suspension
Thomas Stinebaugh
WAPAKONETA An arraignment hearing has been scheduled for 10 a.m. on Aug. 3 in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court for Wapakoneta Mayor Thomas Stinebaugh.
Stinebaugh was indicted by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office on July 22 on one count of theft in office, a third-degree felony; eight counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract, fourth-degree felonies; and eight counts of conflict of interest, first-degree misdemeanors.
Stinebaugh, 61, has maintained his innocence on all counts.
“My response is I’ve never done anything but what’s in the best interest of the City of Wapakoneta,” Stinebaugh said when reached by telephone Friday. “I’m looking forward to clearing my name.”
âThe criminal justice system does not always get it right,â Ohio chief justice says
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Wooden gavel and stand (ca. 1920s) used by the Associated Press Board of Directors at their meetings throughout the 20th century. (AP Photo/Corporate Archives/Santos Chaparro)
By: Laura A. Bischoff | Journal-News
Posted at 6:48 AM, Apr 18, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-18 06:48:43-04
COLUMBUS, Ohio â A team of legal experts is studying ways Ohioâs criminal justice system could be reformed so that wrongful convictions are caught and corrected earlier.
The fight to overturn a wrongful conviction can take decades and enormous resources under the current system. The Ohio Innocence Project, based at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, has worked to free 32 innocent people since 2003 â collectively they served roughly 600 years behind bars.
Add party affiliations to judicial races on Ohio’s November ballots
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
A voter takes a moment to check to see if her ballot was filled out correctly at the Fairfax Recreation Center polling site in Cleveland on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. Ohio House Bill 460, if enacted, would add party affiliations to judicial races that are now shown on Ohio ballots in November as nonpartisan but in primaries as partisan, because of oddities of 1910 reforms. In an editorial today, the editorial board of cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer supports this legislation. John Kuntz, cleveland.com
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