The Third District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments at Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 15th in Room 129.
The cases are Lind Media Co. v. Marion Township Board of Zoning Appeals, et al., and State of Ohio v. Seth Jordan.
State of Ohio v. Jordan
The case involves a motion to suppress and a 4th amendment claim for unreasonable search and seizure. The state police department observed marijuana growing on a property using a helicopter. Appellee (Jordan) argues that the helicopter was flying too low, constituting an unconstitutional search of his premises and that the evidence obtained from the helicopter should be suppressed.
Lind Media Co. v. Marion Twp. Bd. of Zoning Appeals
The case was filed after a zoning permit to construct a billboard was denied on the basis of it being considered a "traffic hazard" and it did not comply with illumination standards. Lind appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals and was again denied, subsequently appealing that decision to the Marion County Common Pleas Court.
At the conclusion of the cases, the appellate judges will take questions from the audience.
“We always look forward to holding court proceedings at Ohio Northern every year. It is a special place for the judges of our court because each one of us received our law degree there,” says Judge William R. Zimmerman, Presiding Judge, Third District Court of Appeals.
ONU Law Dean Charles H. Rose III says the event is always much anticipated. “The connection between the classroom and the courtroom at ONU Law is never clearer than when the Third District Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in the Celebrezze Courtoom. Generations of ONU lawyers have listened, and learned, from the best. We are happy to welcome them back again this year. Our students cannot wait to listen and learn,” says Dean Rose.
The appellate court's special session at ONU Law is part of an educational outreach program to give students, educators and the public an opportunity to enhance their understanding of the appellate process. The appellate court, based in Lima, Ohio, is comprised of 17 counties and travels among them for special court sessions.
The event is free and open to the public. Business attire is required and observers must be seated by 9:40 a.m.