DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) — Dozens of cases handled by the Delaware County Public Defender’s Office could be reopened after a common pleas judge was accused of pressuring an attorney with the prosecutor’s office into sex.
Public Defender Carlos Crawford told NBC4 the office has identified nearly 30 cases that involved Judge James Schuck and the particular assistant prosecutor so they could be reviewed for potential conflicts of interest that may have impacted the fairness of legal proceedings.
Court records for the civil case reveal the woman’s name, but NBC4 is choosing not to name her.
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Crawford’s office is working with the prosecutor’s office to identify the cases and the prosecutor’s office has sent out letters to attorneys — both private and court-appointed — who may have affected cases, Crawford said…