Category: Criminal Defense

Law enforcement officers have the authority to pull over suspected drunk drivers in Delaware County from City of Delaware Police to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office or even the Ohio State Highway Patrol. It all depends on where you’re driving at the time. Outside the City of Delaware, police from other municipalities, such as the Genoa Township Police, also have jurisdiction. Most suspects end up in the Delaware Municipal Court.

Regardless of which agency charged you, if you have been arrested for an Ohio DUI / OVI the first thing you should do is speak to an experienced lawyer. (more…)

If you have been charged with an OVI or DUI, then the very first thing you should do is to contact an experienced DUI criminal defense attorney. Do not try to go it alone as a pro se defendant, and do not simply accept a public defender assigned to you.

Make the Smart Move: Don’t Go It Alone or Accept a Public Defender

The law as well as courtroom procedure can get complicated, and now is not the time to assume that you can handle your own criminal defense. (more…)

Here’s the Scoop

There have been some memorable false arrests over the decades. In fact, let’s take a trip down memory lane, and recall an unexpected one that hit the news wires in 1970, about 45 years ago. Jane Fonda was arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle a cache of pills through a Cleveland airport. U.S. Customs agents had searched her bags and thought they found a combination of a large amount of pills: Valium, tranquilizers, and diet pills. She was 32 at the time and booked in the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office.
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Plea agreements happen in a criminal case when the prosecuting attorney and the defense attorney come together to discuss how a case might end. Ultimately, plea agreements are motivated by mitigating uncertainty. In many cases, neither the prosecutor nor defense counsel can predict exactly how a case might conclude. There are many unknowns that can change the outcome of the trial, not the least of which is the uniqueness of each jury. And so, the prosecutor and defense attorney will negotiate a plea, which the defendant must approve. (more…)