Drug trafficking is a serious offense in the state of Ohio. You may have to spend a significant amount of time in jail and pay a substantial fine if convicted. If you are found to offer, sell, or distribute drugs close to a school or kids, then the offense is treated even more harshly. Laws dealing with drug possession [...]
Marijuana. Men, women, college students and high school students are caught with marijuana all the time. An experienced criminal defense attorney will be able to help avoid the worst case scenario if you are caught knowingly or intentionally possessing marijuana. Law enforcement is trained to assume, when pot is found, to charge the person it is [...]
Our justice system calls for defense for any person who is charged with a crime, including a DUI and an OVI. If you have been charged with drinking while driving, you need a good criminal defense attorney to protect your driver’s license, to stay out of jail, and your freedom. An experienced attorney in Ohio [...]
The "Annie's Law" bill making its way through the state legislature, is still in committee in the Ohio House. The law was named for an attorney in Chillicothe, named Annie Rooney, who was killed by a drunk driver last summer. Her family has spent months pushing House Bill 469, also known as Annie’s Law. What [...]
Tonight, as you enjoy a couple glasses of wine with your friends, you probably aren't even worried that you could be pulled over on your way home. It wouldn't matter anyway because you are fine. It is just a couple glasses of wine. But, tonight could be the night you see the flashing red and [...]
The right against self-incrimination is in the Bill of Rights, it’s the Fifth Amendment. It is referred to as the right to remain silent. It is a constitutional guarantee that “no person shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself”. This right should be used in all testimony that may [...]