Appeals court overturns judge again on early release of former county official
For the third time in three years, the Franklin County Court of Appeals has rejected a judge's reasons for granting judicial release to a former public official convicted of identify fraud. In a 2-1 vote, a panel of appellate judges on Tuesday ordered Common Pleas Judge Kimberly Cocroft to conduct yet another hearing on her decision to release Daniel J. Nichter after he served less than two years ...