We believe that, once this case is reviewed by an
appellate court, this verdict will be overturned because of the errors that occurred during trial," Ohlemeyer said.
Ohlemeyer noted that no California
appellate court, in a published opinion, has ever upheld a punitive damage award greater than $25 million.
Not a single federal
appellate court in this country has validated these cases.
When an
appellate court does not give a reason for its decision, it weakens, rather than illuminates, stare decisis.
Still,
appellate court justices ruled last year that DCFS alone has the authority to place children in its jurisdiction where it thinks it is best for the child.
On further appeal, the Illinois Supreme Court disagreed with the
Appellate Court of Illinois and ruled that the officers could consider the common criminal activity in the area where Wardlow was first observed.
United States,(1) the United States Supreme Court held that
appellate courts may dismiss the appeal of a criminal defendant who becomes a fugitive if the fugitive status has sufficient connection to the appellate process.
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Cole served as State Solicitor in the Ohio Attorney General's office, during which time he argued five cases before the United State Supreme Court, as well as numerous cases in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court and other
appellate courts in Ohio.
The brief argues: "A stay should be granted because the federal and California
appellate courts should be allowed to decide the important constitutional issues raised in this case.
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