State of Ohio v. Nigel J. Brunson, Case No. 2020-1505
Eighth District Court of Appeals (Cuyahoga County)

ISSUES:
- Does a trial court violate a defendant's right to remain silent, under the U.S. and Ohio constitutions, if the court relies on that silence as a basis for imposing a life sentence without the possibility of parole?
- Which is more important, a defendant's right to confront an accuser or a witness' right to protect conversations with an attorney?