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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Brad Koffel
I just finished 3 days of visiting therapeutic treatment centers in Utah with one of the country's leading educational consultants, Dr. Andy Erkis . We visited 2 Wilderness programs and 2 ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2011 By Brad Koffel
We are a nation of criminals. We lock up more of our own citizens than any other country in the world except China. A recent study in Pediatrics reports that 1/3 of our kids will be arrested before ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Community control on felony convictions is another phrase for probation. When a client is placed on a period of community control / probation, the period can be up to 5 years. Here is a list of what I ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Only 6% of criminal prosecutions wind up leading to a trial. 94% of the cases are settled between the prosecution, defense, and judge. That process, plea negotiations, is where the experience, wisdom ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Today I resolved a case that is over 1 year old. My client and I are quite happy with the result. We drew a fantastic judge who sees the "big" picture that marijuana offenders do not need to ...
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Posted on Sep 10, 2011 By Brad Koffel
On September 30, 2011, HB 86 becomes law. In addition to many other major improvements to Ohio's criminal sentencing provisions, HB 86 expands the eligibility for this deferred prosecution ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Brad Koffel
I just finished a case where my client was coming back from a festival in Michigan with two of her friends. My client was a backseat passenger and her friends were in the front of the vehicle. The ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Bradley P. Koffel
This morning the United States Supreme Court released a decision that levels the playing field for defendant's being prosecuted with lab evidence. The case, Bullcoming v. New Mexico , was issued ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2011 By Bradley P. Koffel
In an exhaustive 44 page decision released yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court tightened the screws on K9 cops and their 4 legged partners. The big issue revolves around the general reliability of a ...
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Posted on Mar 2, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Ohio drug laws define "Bulk Amounts" in R.C. 2925.01. Specifically, subsection (D) "Bulk amount" of a controlled substance means any of the following: (1) For any compound, ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2010 By Brad Koffel
By Brad Koffel When we are hired by a person after a felony arrest, we will immediately interview them. Sometimes we will have them interviewed up to 3 different times by 3 different members of our ...
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