Ohio court orders new trial for Julian Early

An appeals court in Ohio has ordered a new trial for Julian Early, who was convicted of abducting two children. The court found that his defense attorney failed to challenge misleading evidence regarding a protection order that had expired before the alleged abduction. The Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals determined that the expired protection order significantly impacted the trial's fairness. Prosecutors incorrectly claimed the order was still in effect during the trial, and the defense did not object to this evidence. Early was previously sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty. The appeals court noted that the misleading information about the protection order affected the trial's outcome.