Have you missed a court date? The bad news is you can’t always “make it up”. When you have been ordered to appear for court and then fail to show up, you could be facing additional criminal charges. Ohio judges expect people to show up for their “appointments”, particularly if they were granted bail. Things [...]
Ohio is the most recent state to acknowledge that, for some convicted of drug crimes, drug rehab is a far smarter alternative than prison. Governor John Kasich signed a bill that could allow thousands of prisoners to leave prison early to attend drug rehab. Ohio’s corrections system now holds about ten thousand more prisoners than [...]
It is nothing new that kids often find ways to drink alcohol even when they are under the legal drinking age. Even though most retailers refuse to sell alcohol to individuals under the age of 21 and law enforcement often focuses its efforts on curbing underage drinking, it still happens frequently. Some would argue that the [...]
A lot of times, when I hear people talking about having been caught smoking a joint, they say that they were “only” charged with a minor misdemeanor pay-out ticket. The next thing they say is “No big deal. I only have to pay a fine.” But there are many serious consequences that follow someone who [...]
Your Miranda rights, you’ve heard them read on television a million times and probably know them by heart, but do you know when you must be given these rights? Do you know when you have them? Just for some background, the Miranda Rights were spawned from a 1966 Supreme Court Decision involving a defendant named Miranda. [...]
In Ohio, like every other state the difference between a state and federal crime is whether you have broken a state of Federal law. If you broke a federal law, then you have committed a Federal offense. Common examples of federal crimes Tax Crimes: Including tax evasion, fraud, and public corruption. Violent crimes: Including kidnappings, child [...]
There are three phases involved when an officer arrests you for an OVI. The first Phase is Vehicle In Motion (witnessing the car's movement). Then it is on to Phase II, the Personal Contact Phase. The first task of Phase II begins as the suspect vehicle and the patrol vehicle have come to complete stop. [...]
It smokes like marijuana, gets users high like marijuana, it even sells at prices similar to marijuana, and until very recently, this blend of herbs and spices called "K2" was completely legal. As of October 24, however, anyone caught with the substances could be charged with a drug offenses, including possession, trafficking or manufacturing. K2 [...]