Recent Posts in Serious Vehicular Crimes Category
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 ...
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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 Feb 1, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (AVH) cases in Ohio come in two primary types -- deaths as the proximate result of DUI / OVI and deaths as the proximate result of Reckless Operation of a Vehicle. The ...
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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. ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Last week (Dec. 2, 2010), the Franklin County Court of Appeals in Columbus, Ohio affirmed the conviction of Syrita Lindsey for vehicular assault arising out of a suspected DUI accident on April 18, ...
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