Blog Posts in 2006
Posted on Dec 4, 2006 By Brad Koffel
MADD, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, and the US Department of Transportation are pushing for every state in America to require DUI offenders to install breath test machines in their ...
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Posted on Nov 20, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Ohio driver's license laws forbid the issuance of a driver's license to, or the retention of a license by, a person who is "alcoholic, or is addicted to the use of controlled substances to the extent ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2006 By Brad Koffel
A news article in USA Today features Fresno Police Department's aggressive efforts to curb repeat DUI offenders. I think they are on to something despite its controversial methods. Repeat DUI ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2006 By Brad Koffel
I have represented dozens of lawyers in Ohio charged with Ohio DUI / Ohio OVI. In fact, we always seem to have several lawyers as clients at any given time. Which begs the question -- why would these ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Ohio DUI lawyers met in Las Vegas for the 12 Annual Advanced DUI Seminar hosted by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers . Ohio DUI lawyers from Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Misguided, but otherwise well-intentioned, law enforcement officials are bracing for the trivial amount of DUI arrests they will make at sobriety checkpoints around Ohio this weekend. Just as Labor ...
Continue reading "Ohio DUI Labor Day Enforcement " »
Posted on Jul 28, 2006 By Brad Koffel
I mentioned in an earlier posting that SCRAM ("Secure Continuous Alcohol Monitoring") may not be as good as it sounds. My premise is that the physical setup of this device may detrimentally impact a ...
Continue reading "SCRAM or SCAM? ankle bracelets on DUI offenders " »
Posted on Jul 22, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Ohio DUI laws . . .they are about to change yet again (technically referred to as "OVI" or Operating a Vehicle Impaired). There have been more amendments to Ohio's DUI code than any other criminal ...
Continue reading "Ohio DUI Laws -- About to Change in Aug. 2006 " »
Posted on Jul 19, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Why do some people get plea bargains on their cases but other defendants do not? That question is impossible to answer precisely; however, a very good answer is simple: it depends. I advise clients of ...
Continue reading "Plea Bargaining in DUI Cases--Behind the Scenes " »
Posted on Jul 14, 2006 By Brad Koffel
We represent hundreds of accused DUI motorists each year arrested in Columbus, Ohio. I meet nearly every client and review all of their tickets, police reports, and our investigator's case report. ...
Continue reading "Who Are the DUI Cops of Columbus and Where Are They? " »
Posted on Jul 9, 2006 By Brad Koffel
DUI in Delaware, Ohio? Most of the DUI arrests in Delaware County, Ohio are Ohio State Patrol and Delaware County Sheriff's Office. Other police agencies we see throughout any given year making ...
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Posted on Jul 3, 2006 By Brad Koffel
In the Franklin County Municipal Court (Columbus, Ohio), we have 15 elected judges who have subtle differences on DUI cases that make each of them unique. It is important to note that each judge, in ...
Continue reading "Franklin County Ohio DUI -- Judges " »
Posted on Jul 1, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Ohio DUI cases differ from county to county. Many of our clients get confused when the DUI laws seem to be different based upon the county in which they were arrested. Every one of Ohio's 88 counties ...
Continue reading "Why Are Ohio DUI Sentences Different County to County? " »
Posted on Jun 28, 2006 By Brad Koffel
News reports hit the wires today across Ohio about "SCRAM". What is SCRAM? Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring. This device is available to Ohio judges to install on repeat Ohio DUI offenders. ...
Continue reading "Alcohol Monitoring Bracelets ("SCRAM") " »
Posted on Jun 27, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Last weekend, several Ohio counties, including Franklin County, conducted sobriety DUI checkpoints. These public relations stunts do more to get veteran officers together for overtime pay and coffee ...
Continue reading "The Truth Behind Sobriety Checkpoints? " »
Posted on Jun 4, 2006 By Brad Koffel
The quiet chortles and chuckles are getting louder. Yes, it is alleged that Coach Frank Solich was the victim of some sophomoric stunt at one of the nation's better-known party schools. Before AM ...
Continue reading "Frank Solich Ohio DUI with Date Rape Drug? " »
Posted on Jun 2, 2006 By Brad Koffel
In 1982, Ohio's legal limit was reduced from .150% to .100%. Neither alcohol-related traffic deaths nor DUI arrests abated. Nearly 20 years later, in 2003, the legal limit was further reduced to ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2006 By Brad Koffel
Based upon past experience, we expect to see significantly increased DUI enforcement in the 5 mile radius surrounding Muirfield Village Golf Club. Clearly, this is one of Central Ohio's largest ...
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