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Blog Posts in July, 2012

Internet & Criminal Background Checks

Posted on Jul 31, 2012 By Connor Roe, Summer Associate
By Connor Roe, Summer Associate Chances are, there's someone else in this world with your same name. And those people may not be as upstanding a citizen as you are. Samuel M. Jackson is a 26 year ...
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Public Indecency in Ohio: "We're Streaking Through the Quad!"

Posted on Jul 18, 2012 By Connor Roe, Summer Associate
Is Frank the Tank (portrayed by Will Ferrel in the movie Old School) guilty of indecent exposure? In short, yes. For those of you who haven't seen Old School yet, an early scene of the movie shows ...
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What Does the War on Drugs and Whack-A-Mole Have in Common?

Posted on Jul 17, 2012 By Connor Roe
By Connor Roe, Summer Associate What does the War on Drugs and Whack-A-Mole Have in Common? You knock down one problem and another sprouts up. Now that the DEA has done a lot to shut down the illicit ...
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Searching Without a Warrant: Can they do that?

Posted on Jul 12, 2012 By Chelsea Lund
By Chelsea Lund, Summer Associate In Terry v. Ohio (1968), the United States Supreme Court recognized one exception to the warrant requirement established by the Fourth Amendment. The Court held that ...
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Send Your Kids Away

Posted on Jul 12, 2012 By Connor Roe
By Connor Roe, Summer Associate Why do teenagers drink? Why get high? The answer is simple: boredom. All summer teens will work, acquire money and then have nothing else to do. So, inevitably, they ...
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I'm Going for a Walk

Posted on Jul 10, 2012 By Connor Roe
By Connor Roe, Summer Associate Our clients are often unhappy people. Not just because they've been charged with a crime, but because they are not feeling satisfied with the life they're ...
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