No. You can obtain a Judgment Entry of Dismissal, or a Prosecutor’s Motion to Dismiss and order granting the Motion. You would only have a judgment of acquittal if found not guilty by trial. Even when you win in trial, there is no such th…
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Question: I recently found online i have a warrant for 2925.03A1 trafficking in drugs. The complaint warrant issued in feb 2013. I want to know if I should just wait this out and leave state or what I should do. I am back in Ohio but I dont w…
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I live in Ohio and sold a handgun to my cousin and her boyfriend not realizing they are both under disability. He is facing criminal charges and the gun was seized. Will I get in trouble for this?
Answer: You might. It depends if the cousin and b…
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Question: Recently I invited some friends to my house while my parents were out of the country. Eventually, alcohol was brought and the party escalated so that there were over 100 people on my property. Police came. There were a handful of 1…
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If you smoke marijuana in a State where it is legal, it does not matter in Ohio that you smoked it where it was legal, even with a prescription. You can still get an OVI several weeks later. Anything greater than 35 nanograms of metabolite per…
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Question: 18 year old on a canoe trip with 2 friends. veryone was drinking so the underage consumption is valid. However, the person charged with the OVI was the person in the middle of the canoe that was not rowing. The person charged with the…
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Question: She was speeding, not driving erratically, pulled over. Officer states he smelled alcohol, subjected her to 5 sobriety tests, which she passed. She refused the breathylyzer cuz she has been told multiple times “don’t ever b…
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Question: 4 months ago I got into a minor accident (in terms of vehicle damage) after I hit a snow bank. The police came to the scene and I was next to incoherent, although it was not clear to the officers that I was necessarily intoxicated (althou…
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If you have made an unwise decision to drink and drive, follow these guidelines to minimize giving evidence against yourself in an OVI traffic stop.
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What to do when the Officer Approaches the Car
Avoid making ANY statements, and hand your ID and…
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Question: I was arrested for first offense ovi few weeks ago with 0.96 BAC, the lawyer I hired worked out the deal with prosecutor and I pled guilty to physical control and judge terminate the ALS and I was able to get my license back the same day…
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