Memorial Day Weekend is here! Summer 2016 is about to begin and and many of you in Ohio are packing up to travel and getting ready to celebrate. Holiday weekends are the most dangerous in terms of impaired driving in the United States and sadly there is a huge increase in alcohol related arrests, accidents [...]
Have you been arrested? Have police attempted to get a confession from you? It doesn’t happen all the time, but it’s important that you know the methods that law enforcement use to get a person to admit a wrongdoing. Each officer will have their own strategy, and some may not even interrogate. The Reid Interrogation Technique: [...]
A DUI is a serious offense and can have a major impact on your life for years to come if you are convicted. Knowing how to react if you are pulled over can help lower your chances of a conviction. The following list should be read and shared; and the most important thing to remember [...]
Don't make the mistake of pleading guilty if you have been arrested for a DWI. There is far too much at stake. A good criminal defense attorney will help you. Even the most complicated cases can be won. Things to remember: There must be reasonable suspicion for a traffic stop. Law enforcement must have a reason [...]
Even the innocent can be made to look guilty if too much is said during an arrest. Law enforcement at a car window can make anyone nervous, guilty or not. When a person is frantic, explanations become jumbled and confused and too much is said, a lot of information is exposed that will probably make the situation [...]
Pulled over? Any experienced criminal defense attorney will tell you that your best bet is to remain silent. Here's why: Talking to the police rarely ever helps you. If the police are talking to you, it’s because they suspect you have committed a crime. If they have detained you, it’s because they already have enough evidence [...]
Attorney Scott A. Rubenstein Being wrongly accused of a crime, or worse, wrongly charged of a crime and put into jail is scary and happens more often than you think. Witnesses identify the wrong person all the time. If you find yourself or a loved one in a situation such as this, the [...]
Spring Break is upon us and plenty of underage kids are off to places south and west without parents. All kids make mistakes; they don’t have the wisdom or emotional maturity to make good decisions all the time, especially when mixed with Spring Break, alcohol, a mix of kids from all over the country, no [...]
If you are out in Ohio this weekend and come to a DUI checkpoint; don't panic. As a criminal defense attorney in Ohio, I have seen clients who were nervous end up incriminating themselves. If you can, without committing a traffic violation, turn around - but ONLY if it can be done safely and not [...]
Attorney Scott A. Rubenstein A drunk driving conviction is a simple piece of paper that can turn your life into a nightmare. You can lose your freedom, your property, your job, your family and your reputation — all because you were accused of a DUI. The best criminal defense attorney's main objective will be [...]