Blog Posts in June, 2010
Posted on Jun 30, 2010 By Will Nesbitt
Once charged and convicted of a criminal offense in Ohio, it is highly advised to expunge your conviction. Expungements prevent individuals requesting background checks from seeing your past ...
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Posted on Jun 29, 2010 By Will Nesbitt
Beginning July 1 st of this year prosecutors and defense attorneys will be playing on a level playing field. The Supreme Court of Ohio recently filed with the Ohio General Assembly an amendment that ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2010 By Brad Koffel
In case you missed it on the news tonight @ 6 pm, a 42 year old Columbus man was charged with DUI near Westerville Sunday afternoon. On a bicycle. It was 1 p.m. Sunday & Darrell Hutchison was ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Every day we read in the newspaper of "alcohol-related" accidents, injuries, and fatalities. It is tragic to hear of innocent people losing their lives or suffering serious physical injuries as a ...
Continue reading "Aggravated Vehicular Homicides & Assaults in Ohio: “How Can You Represent Those People?”" »
Posted on Jun 19, 2010 By Brad Koffel
According to the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas 2009 Annual Report : The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas in Columbus, Ohio, Criminal Division opened nearly 10,000 new cases in 2009. A ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Will Nesbitt
In Ohio, courts recognize the prosecutions right to withhold the name(s) of individuals providing the police detectives with confidential information leading to an arrest. Police departments statewide ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Everyone asks me, "Brad, what should I do if I get stopped?" That answer is too complex and is 100% situation specific. The best starting point is to understand beverage alcohol and Ohio's DUI laws. ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Brad Koffel
We are hearing about yet another Sobriety Checkpoint in Columbus for tomorrow night. We spoke with the DUI Task Force sergeant last weekend and he mentioned setting one up on Sawmill Road either ...
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Posted on Jun 18, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Ohio's law governing the registration and classification of sex offenders and the community-notification requirements are contained in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2950. This chapter of Ohio law has been ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2010 By Brad Koffel
It is common knowledge that most first degree and second degree felonies in Ohio carry a presumption of prison that is extremely difficult to rebut. Repeat violent offenders (RVO) and major drug ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Ohio DUI / Ohio OVI law defines vehicle as "every device, including a motorized bicycle, in, upon, or by which any person or property may be transported or drawn upon a highway, except that "vehicle" ...
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Posted on Jun 10, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Tomorrow night, the Franklin County Ohio DUI Task Force is going to conduct a sobriety checkpoint on Riverside Drive (US 33) north of Zollinger Road in Northwest Columbus Ohio. This checkpoint is ...
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