Yavorcik attorney seeking dismissal of Oakhill corruption conviction

CLEVELAND

The attorney for Martin Yavorcik said his client’s eight-felony conviction in connection with the Oakhill Renaissance Place corruption scandal should be dismissed because of errors made by the trial judge.

In a 48-page motion filed with the 8th District Court of Appeals, David L. Doughten, Yavorcik’s Cleveland-based attorney, wrote that seven errors were made, five that should either reverse the convictions or dismiss the convictions, and two others that would call for a new trial.

The arguments in the motion filed by Yavorcik’s attorney with the court by Friday’s deadline are familiar. All were raised by Yavorcik, an attorney – now suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court – from Boardman, who defended himself during the trial. Each was rejected during the trial by Judge Janet R. Burnside of Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, who oversaw the case.

Read more about the case in Saturday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.