CRIMINAL PROCEEDING PROJECT – PART 2
RUNNING HEAD: TRIAL PROJECT 1
TRIAL PROJECT 3
Trial Project Part 1
Sean Hall
Criminal Justice 500
Liberty University
Trial Project Part 1
Court
Licking County Municipal Court
Licking County Courthouse 40 West Main Street, 3rd Floor - East Newark, Oh 43055
Case
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Date of trial
July 14, 2016
Defendant
Michael Chism
Attorney
Matthew J. Dawson
Judge
David N. Stansbury
Charges
1. Ohio Revised Code 2919.25: Domestic Violence
Brief summary of case
On 5/29/2016, the Defendant Michael Chism was arrested at his home by Deputies from the Licking County Sheriff’s Department for domestic violence against his mother. During the trial Chism had changed his plea from not guilty to guilty. The presiding judge requested a sentence review to be held after the defendant undergoes a substance abuse and mental health assessment. The defendant currently suffers from paranoid schizophrenia.