COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports that the number of
criminal and civil cases that go to trial in Ohio has reached an
historic low.
Based on numbers from the Ohio Supreme Court, The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1aW2zpE ) figured that just 2.5
percent of criminal cases in the state’s common
pleas courts were resolved by going to trial in 2012. That’s the most
recent year for which statistics are available.
Experts are citing
a number of reasons for the low trial rates, including the escalating
cost of taking civil cases to trial and tougher sentencing laws that
make criminal defendants more willing to take plea deals.
Common
pleas courts handle felony crimes and civil disputes involving more than
$15,000. Trial rates are similar in municipal courts.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A newspaper reports that the number of
criminal and civil cases that go to trial in Ohio has reached an
historic low.
Based on numbers from the Ohio Supreme Court, The Columbus Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1aW2zpE ) figured that just 2.5
percent of criminal cases in the state’s common
pleas courts were resolved by going to trial in 2012. That’s the most
recent year for which statistics are available.
Experts are citing
a number of reasons for the low trial rates, including the escalating
cost of taking civil cases to trial and tougher sentencing laws that
make criminal defendants more willing to take plea deals.
Common
pleas courts handle felony crimes and civil disputes involving more than
$15,000. Trial rates are similar in municipal courts.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.