SHIELDING OHIO'S NEWBORNS: DEFENDING A BROAD INTERPRETATION OF 'CHILD' WITHIN THE MEANING OF O.R.C. � 3113.31
In: Cleveland State Law Review, Jg. 58 (2010), S. 717
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I. INTRODUCTION Gabrielle Smith was the victim of domestic violence perpetrated by her live-in boyfriend, Kevin Martin. 1 On June 8, 2008, Martin forced Smith to go for a ride in his car, and then proceeded to beat her savagely. 2 During this journey of terror, Martin struck Smith with a pistol, threatened to stab her in the neck with a screwdriver, and repeatedly smashed her head into the steering wheel. 3 Sadly, this tragic episode was not the first time that Martin had attacked Smith; he had battered and threatened his girlfriend on numerous previous occasions. 4 Criminal charges stemming from this incident were filed against Kevin Martin, yet Gabrielle Smith still feared what he would do to her once he was eventually released from police custody. 5 In order to shield herself from further attacks, Smith filed for a civil protection order (CPO) against her boyfriend. 6 Like thousands of other CPOs issued annually across the state of Ohio, 7 the particular court order that Smith desired would restrict her abuser's ability to approach her and continue a cycle of violence. 8 It would also impose harsh criminal penalties upon Martin if he failed to abide by its terms. 9 On July 16, 2008, the Domestic Division of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granted Smith the injunctive relief that she sought. 10 Very soon thereafter, however, it became apparent that the CPO she had just obtained was deficient in one very important respect: it ...
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SHIELDING OHIO'S NEWBORNS: DEFENDING A BROAD INTERPRETATION OF 'CHILD' WITHIN THE MEANING OF O.R.C. � 3113.31
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | HOFSTETTER, JOHN |
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Zeitschrift: | Cleveland State Law Review, Jg. 58 (2010), S. 717 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2010 |
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