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Historical archive71Published entries

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2007Ottawa County
NOT GUILTY

Aggravated Vehicular Homicide

The firm's published results identify a jury acquittal in an aggravated vehicular homicide matter.

2016Ottawa County
ACQUITTALS & DISMISSALS

15-count indictment

The firm’s biography reports 11 not-guilty verdicts and dismissal of four charges in the 2016 C.S. matter.

2014Sixth District Court of Appeals
DISMISSAL AFFIRMED

State v. Parris

The opinion affirms dismissal of counts one through seven. Dismissal of count eight was denied by the trial court. Read the opinion.

Press Archive

Cases that entered
the public record.

Sandusky Register

July 28, 2016Man cleared on 15 rape, child sex crimes

News-Herald

July 28, 2016Jury finds Port Clinton man not guilty of rape charges

WTOL 11

July 28, 2016Man accused of raping young child cleared of all charges
About case results

Results depend on the facts, evidence, law, court, prosecutor, judge, jury, strategy, and circumstances of each matter. No result shown here should be understood as a promise, prediction, or comparison suggesting that another case will have the same outcome.

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The firm's existing website publishes a partial historical list of dismissals and acquittals. Use the categories or search by year, county or matter to explore the historical entries.

Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Client names remain abbreviated or generalized in keeping with the source site's presentation.

71 published results in archive
01

OVI / DUI

Driving and alcohol-related matters

37
2016Ottawa County
Dismissal

M.S. — DUI / OVI

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

T.H. — OMVI

2015Huron County
Dismissal

J.R. — DUI / OVI

2015Erie County
Dismissal

C.W. — DUI / OVI

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

J.L. — second-offense OVI

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

L.R. — driving under the influence

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

J.H. — OVI with multiple prior offenses

2015Location not listed
Dismissal

A.F. — OVI with breath test

2014Ottawa County
Dismissal

K.K. — DUI / OVI

2011Location not listed
Acquittal

R.S. — OVI

2011Location not listed
Dismissal

D.H. — DUI / OVI

2010Ottawa County
Dismissal

J.F. — OVI / operating above legal limit

2009Ottawa County
Dismissal

B.M. — OMVI

2009Ottawa County
Qualified acquittal

J.K. — OMVI / alcohol concentration; marked-lane violation conviction reported

2008Franklin County
Acquittal

D.M. — felony OMVI

2008Licking County
Acquittal

A.P. — OMVI

2008Ottawa County
Acquittal

E.C. — Put-in-Bay golf-cart alcohol-level case

2008Ottawa County
Acquittal

B.F. — OMVI / operating above legal limit

2008Ottawa County
Acquittal

E.C. — Put-in-Bay golf-cart OMVI

2006Ottawa County
Acquittal

R.F. — OMVI

2005Ottawa County
Qualified acquittal

W.W. — felony OMVI; misdemeanor resisting-arrest conviction reported

2004Ottawa County
Acquittal

R.B. — OMVI

2003Seneca County
Acquittal

L.B-W. — OMVI

2003Ottawa County
Acquittal

R.R. — OMVI

2002Ottawa County
Acquittal

E.B. — OMVI

2002Ottawa County
Acquittal

J.A.M. — OMVI

2002Delaware County
Acquittal

B.C. — OMVI

2001Ottawa County
Acquittal

T.M. — OMVI

2001Ottawa County
Acquittal

G.G. — watercraft OMVI

2001Ottawa County
Acquittal

G.M. — OMVI

1999Muskingum County
Dismissal

C.D. — OMVI

1998Ottawa County
Acquittal

M.R. — OMVI

1996Ottawa County
Acquittal

J.H. — OMVI

1994Ottawa County
Acquittal

G.W. — alcohol concentration above legal limit

1994Ottawa County
Acquittal

T.S. — OMVI / alcohol concentration above legal limit

Date not listedBucyrus, Ohio
Acquittal

J.P. — OMVI

Date not listedOttawa County
Acquittal

Westerville physician — watercraft OMVI

02

Traffic / Auto

Suspension, traffic and vehicular matters

07
2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

A.W. — driving under suspension

2015Fremont, Ohio
Dismissal

S.C. — leaving scene / hit skip

2014Maumee, Ohio
Dismissal

R.S. — two counts driving under suspension

2011Location not listed
Dismissal

J.S. — driving under OVI suspension

2007Ottawa County
Acquittal

C.T. — aggravated vehicular homicide

1995Ottawa County
Qualified acquittal

B.H. — aggravated vehicular homicide; lesser misdemeanor conviction reported

Date not listedVermilion, Ohio
Dismissal

A.G. — speeding

03

Sex Offenses

Rape, sexual imposition and related allegations

08
2018Delaware, Ohio
Acquittal

D.Y. — three counts sexual imposition

2016Ottawa County
Acquittal

C.S. — four counts rape

2016Ottawa County
Acquittal

C.S. — two counts rape

2015Ottawa County
Acquittal

C.B. — two counts rape

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

T.M. — sexual imposition

2008Ottawa County
Acquittal

Coach — 21 sexual-battery and 12 unlawful-sexual-conduct counts

2005Ottawa County
Acquittal

U.S. Coast Guardsman — felony gross sexual imposition

1982Columbus, Ohio
Acquittal

W.B. — rape

04

Violence / Domestic

Assault, menacing and domestic-violence matters

10
2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

G.H. — disorderly conduct / fighting

2011Location not listed
Acquittal

B.J. — two counts aggravated menacing

2010Ottawa County
Acquittal

S.H. — aggravated menacing

2006Ottawa County
Acquittal

M.P. — felonious assault / deadly weapon / breaking and entering

2006Ottawa County
Acquittal

T.W. — aggravated assault

2018Huron Municipal Court
Dismissal

R.R. — domestic violence

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

T.M. — domestic violence

2011Sandusky, Ohio
Dismissal

E.W. — domestic violence / assault / TPO violation

2009Ottawa County
Acquittal

D.M. — domestic violence

Date not listedOttawa County
Acquittal

R.R. and daughter — respective domestic charges

05

Other Criminal Matters

Drug, theft, firearm and other criminal matters

09
2014Sandusky, Ohio
Dismissal

K.B. — possession / drug abuse

2003Macomb County, Michigan
Qualified acquittal

Put-in-Bay man — felony phenobarbital conspiracy / drug-house / delivery counts; misdemeanor possession conviction reported

1994Ottawa County
Acquittal

J.R. — felony marijuana trafficking

2015Ottawa County
Dismissal

J.B. — theft / criminal trespass

2014Ottawa County
Acquittal

S.B. — two counts animal cruelty

2013Ottawa County
Acquittal

M.P. — burglary / CPO violation

2010Ottawa County
Acquittal

J.A. — felony improper handling of firearm

2008Ottawa County
Qualified acquittal

Sandusky police lieutenant — criminal trespass / persistent disorderly conduct; lesser misdemeanor disorderly-conduct conviction reported

1987Columbus, Ohio
Acquittal

V.J. — weapon under disability

Independent public record

The firm's archive,
checked against the courts.

Selected matters were independently cross-checked against published Ohio appellate records. This layer is intentionally narrower than the firm's own historical archive: it exists to corroborate courtroom and appellate activity, not to manufacture additional “wins.”

Public-record citations should be rechecked immediately before production launch. Court records describe procedural history and should not be reduced to advertising shorthand.

2015 / 2016 / 2017 State v. Kiser

A published Sixth District opinion identifies Thomas J. DeBacco and co-counsel for the appellant in cocaine-trafficking litigation on remand from the Supreme Court of Ohio. Read the 2017 opinion.

Sixth District Court of Appeals · independently verified
2014 State v. Parris

The Sixth District identifies Thomas J. DeBacco and co-counsel for the appellee and affirms dismissal of counts one through seven; dismissal of count eight was denied by the trial court. Read the opinion.

Sixth District Court of Appeals · independently verified
2018 State v. Cutlip

A jurisdiction-response filing identifies Patrick Mancinetti and Thomas J. DeBacco as counsel for the appellant following a Ninth District OVI-related decision. It corroborates participation, not a favorable Supreme Court outcome. Read the filing.

Supreme Court of Ohio docket · independently verified
2010 State v. Baker

A published Sixth District opinion identifies Thomas J. DeBacco and co-counsel for the appellant in a record-sealing matter following a criminal prosecution. Read the opinion.

Sixth District Court of Appeals · independently verified

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