Understanding Domestic Violence Charges in Ohio
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Domestic violence charges in Ohio require an aggressive yet strategic defense approach. Success often depends on early intervention, thorough investigation, and experienced legal representation. Understanding both the direct and collateral consequences helps inform defense strategy and guides clients through this challenging process.
Read MoreUnderstanding Assault Charges in Ohio: A Defense Attorney's Perspective
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Learn about Ohio assault charges from an experienced criminal defense attorney. Covers all assault types, penalties, and defense strategies. Free legal information about misdemeanor and felony assault charges.
Read MoreUnderstanding Ohio Theft Offenses: A Guide to Charges, Penalties and Defense Strategies
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Navigate Ohio's theft laws with insights from a criminal defense attorney covering charges from petty theft to grand theft felonies. This guide explores theft penalties based on property value, common defense strategies, and collateral consequences of conviction. Learn about aggravating factors, specialized theft offenses, and effective legal approaches to achieve better case outcomes in Ohio's criminal justice system.
Read MoreUnderstanding Telecommunications Harassment Charges in Ohio: A Defense Attorney's Perspective
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After years of defending clients against telecommunications harassment charges in Ohio, I continue to see confusion about what constitutes criminal conduct under Ohio Revised Code § 2917.21. This complexity has only increased with evolving technology and communication methods. Today, I'll break down the key elements of telecommunications harassment and discuss some common defense strategies.
Read MoreOhio Marijuana DUI / OVIs
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With the introduction of medical marijuana in Ohio, I have created an page discussing marijuana OVIs. The OVI law was not changed when medical marijuana was introduced, and being able to take medical marijuana is not a defense to a marijuana OVI.
Read MoreHomes and Their Curtilage Have Fourth Amendment Protections
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The United States Supreme Court recently issued a decision in Collins v. Virginia that confirmed that the area immediately surrounding a home (i.e., the curtilage) receives the same protection from searches and seizures as the home itself, even if an automobile or motorcycle is parked in the curtilage.
Read MoreMotorcycle DUIs
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has developed "clues" of impairment specifically related to motorcycles. NHTSA has grouped these into what it considers excellent clues and good clues.
Read MoreConstitutional Protections Extend to Rental Cars
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Drivers of rental cars, even if not on the rental agreement, have constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Read MoreOhio DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints - The Law, The Rules and The Defenses
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Sobriety checkpoints do infringe upon our Constitutional rights and protections. An experienced DUI Defense Lawyer will evaluate how the DUI checkpoint was planned and how it was conducted to develop the best arguments against the checkpoint. Furthermore, even if conducted properly, the police may not detain for further screening without a reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts that the driver is impaired and it may not arrest without probable cause to believe the driver is impaired.
Read MoreCan You Get a DUI on a Golf Cart in Ohio?
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Going to Put-in-Bay or Kelley’s Island this summer? Taking a ferry and renting a golf cart to tour around? You might get charged with a DUI if you drink and drive on that golf cart, just as people have been charged at golf courses and campgrounds. Being charged with an OVI/DUI for driving a golf cart raises two issues. First, can it be a DUI if you were only driving a golf cart? Second, is it a DUI if you were on private property such a campground or golf course?
Read MoreOverview of Field Sobriety Tests
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Overview of the one-leg-stand and walk-and-turn field sobriety tests.
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