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Recent Posts in Prescription Pill Crimes Category
Posted on Mar 1, 2012 By Steve Fox
TECHNICALITY, SCHMECHNICALITY… JUST PROVE THE DAMN CASE! With the recent Ryan Braun vs. MLB decision sparking such debate, I couldn't help but see the parallels between Braun's ...
Continue reading "Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and "Technicalities"" »
Posted on Feb 11, 2012 By Brad Koffel
A change of plea in a felony case can be a tricky process for clients and lawyers. By law, judges must have a meaningful conversation with a defendant before the judge will accept the client's ...
Continue reading "Felony Change of Plea Process (example)" »
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 ...
Continue reading "When Parents Have to "Send Their Kids Away"" »
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 ...
Continue reading "We Are a Nation of Criminals" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Franklin County Adult Probation Department" »
Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Brad Koffel
The states have started rolling back their "Tough on Crime" laws now that the true costs of incarcerating non-violent offenders are undisputable. Now it is time for Congress to do the same ...
Continue reading "Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing" »
Posted on Nov 9, 2011 By Brad Koffel
One of the latest issues to hit the courts is the opiate addiction case. These types of cases are on the rise and no one is immune. We are seeing more highly educated professionals like doctors, ...
Continue reading "Pain Pills & Professionals" »
Posted on Nov 6, 2011 By Brad Koffel
15,473,00. That's how many women sought out prescription sleep drugs. Just last year. That's just the women, not the men. This number doesn't include women who were prescribed anti-anxiety ...
Continue reading "Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress" »
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 ...
Continue reading "The Critical Wisdom of an Effective Lawyer" »
Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Brad Koffel
I just finished representing a wonderful woman who was drug through the court system based upon the unethical and illegal conduct of her doctor. In Ohio, it is a felony to engage in "Deception to ...
Continue reading ""Doctor Shopping" & Naive Detectives" »
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 ...
Continue reading "HB 86: Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:" »
Posted on Jun 29, 2011 By Bradley P. Koffel
How do we solve the problem of overcrowding in our state prisons? House Bill 86 is designed to do just that. Also called the "Smart on Crime" bill and/or "Get out of Prison Sooner" ...
Continue reading ""Get out of Prison Sooner Bill" (House Bill 86)" »
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 ...
Continue reading "U.S. Supreme Court Declares Lab Reports Inadmissible Today" »
Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Columbus Criminal Defense Attorney
Early Thursday, a 19-year-old teenager died hours after officers responded to reports of an apparent drug overdose at a home in Blane, Minnesota, a Minneapolis suburb. According to authorities, 10 ...
Continue reading "1 Teen Dead from Apparent Overdose of Designer Drug" »
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, ...
Continue reading "What is "Bulk Amount" in Ohio Drug Cases?" »
Posted on Dec 13, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Last week, the Franklin County Court of Appeals in Columbus, Ohio issued a decision that highlights how far some prosecutors will go to get a prison term on a person who needs mental health treatment. ...
Continue reading "How Far Prosecutors Will Go to Get a Prison Term" »
Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Brad Koffel
For our clients struggling with the disease of addiction, we will intervene and introduce them to the best of the best treatment providers in the world. Depending upon a client's budget, we can ...
Continue reading "Treatment: The Role of the Defense Lawyer" »
Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Over the past decade, our firm has seen an explosion in clients addicted to Vicodin who commit felonies in order to get more of this very addictive drug. Where does it start? How can it end? What do ...
Continue reading "Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio" »
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 ...
Continue reading "Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest" »
Posted on Oct 30, 2010 By Brad Koffel
By Brad Koffel It's legal. It causes hallucinations and increased heart rate. A year ago hospitals had never treated or heard of it. In the past 6 months, ER visits have tripled. It's ...
Continue reading "K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana -- Dangerous But Legal (For Now)" »
Posted on Oct 29, 2010 By Brad Koffel
By Brad Koffel Many times each year we are hired by concerned, scared, and confused parents of addicted kids. It usually starts with the parents being referred to our law firm because of our vast ...
Continue reading "Treatment Options After a Drug Addict's Arrest" »
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