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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 30, 2011 By Brad Koffel
"Mike" came to our offices after learning he was being investigated for possession of child pornography. Under Ohio law, this crime is called Pandering Obscenity Involving a Minor, a fourth ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 By Rick Mahan, Investigator
If you were to poll 100 people on the street and ask them to describe a person who possesses child pornography, the majority will begin by saying "creepy old guys who drive non-descript white ...
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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 Nov 9, 2011 By Will Nesbitt
Sex Offender Registration Pitfall "Charlie" came into our offices on a Monday morning. He had just returned from a five-day cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. The trip took a total of nine days, ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Brad Koffel
What is "consent" between two college kids about to engage in sexual activity? Well, in criminal law, at least for now, "consent" may be manifested in any way that it actually ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Brad Koffel
In case you haven't noticed, here is what is happening in the land of expanded sexual registration. What started out as a well-intentioned idea to track sexual predators in the 1990's is ...
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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 27, 2011 By Fran Tosi Ward
Teenage boys beware of the girls you choose to have sex with as it can turn around and become your worst nightmare. We handle many date rape type cases in our offices. Recently, we have seen many ...
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Posted on Sep 27, 2011 By Brad Koffel
I just finished reading an excellent article by Columbus, Ohio Psychologist, David Lowenstein, Ph.D., titled "Creating a Strong, Supportive Family". As a father of 4 young children, this ...
Continue reading "The Modern Family: Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health" »
Posted on Sep 26, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Every year we represent people who commit crimes that are naturally newsworthy. Many times I read about the case in the morning paper and get a call later that day. We try to get those clients into ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Nobody likes lawyers until they need one. This is especially true of criminal defense lawyers. I've seen the most suburban, conservative people turn into bleeding heart liberals the moment they ...
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Posted on Sep 9, 2011 By Brad Koffel
We communicate frequently with clients via email. The majority of our clients use a work email address. The American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 11-459 last month, "Duty to Protect ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2011 By Brad Koffel
Three days ago, an Ohio appeals court tossed the conviction of David White who had been indicted in a string of home invasions with a gun. (State v. White, 9-1-2011, Fairfield App. No. 2010-CA-60). ...
Continue reading "Police GPS Tracking Devices: Creepy & un-American" »
Posted on Sep 3, 2011 By Brad Koffel
America is starting its second journey into the oligopoly of private run prisons. Nobody seems to be aware of the lessons learned from 150 years ago when cash starved states sold the rights to operate ...
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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" ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2011 By Bradley P. Koffel
Ohio law prohibits " sexual contact " with another when: The offender knows that the sexual contact is offensive to the other person . . .or is reckless in that regard. The offender knows ...
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Posted on Jun 17, 2011 By Bradley P. Koffel
The Ohio Supreme Court in a unanimous decision on June 8, 2011 struck down the state's statutory rape law in a case involving two boys under the age of 13. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2011 By Brad Koffel
by Brad Koffel We recently learned that OSU has a new self-disclosure of criminal convictions for employees. Here is the memo: From he Ohio State University Office of Human Resources information: ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By Will Nesbitt
So you have been arrested, charged, ticketed, or indicted for a criminal offense. How long does the government have to pursue the criminal charge? Generally, the government has six years for a felony, ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2011 By Brad Koffel
by Brad Koffel Today I read the written testimony of S.B. 10's sponsor, Senator Seitz, from February 15, 2011 before the Senate Judiciary Criminal Justice Committee. S.B. 10 contains numerous ...
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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 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 ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2010 By Brad Koffel
by Brad Koffel A 2009 study based in San Francisco interviewed 1,000 teens and their parents about habits on social networking sites such as Facebook. The numbers exposed a "Not-My-Child" ...
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