Administrative License Suspensions in OVI Cases: What You Need to Know

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A conviction for operating a vehicle impaired (OVI) will result in several harsh consequences for the defendant – even if this was his or her first conviction. Aside from mandatory jail sentences and fines, perhaps the most insidious consequence is the suspension or restriction of one’s driving privileges. To make matters worse, a person’s license …

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Does It Pay to Go to Trial in a Criminal Case in the State of Ohio?

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A recent study released by the Pew Research Center looked judicial statistics covering 80,000 federal cases and found that the vast majority of criminal defendants – approximately 90 percent – did not take their criminal case to trial but instead entered some sort of plea in order to resolve their cases. The study also found …

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Trash Pulls and Protecting Your Legal Rights During an Investigation

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You may doubt whether one person’s trash is another person’s treasure, but law enforcement officers are interested to see what you and your neighbors are putting out to the curb anyway. Trash pulls – where officers grab one or more bags of trash that have been put out for collection and then rummage through the …

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What Happens When You Tell the Police to Get a Warrant?

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Whether anecdotally or through television and movies, some of us may have heard of people who, when asked by police for permission to search their homes, cars, and/or persons, sassily reply, “Get a warrant!” Whether they know it or not, these people are asserting their Fourth Amendment rights and demanding that law enforcement procure a …

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Improperly-Posted Traffic Signs May Mean No Traffic Ticket

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A traffic stop and resulting citation for a traffic violation are never pleasant but rarely controversial. Although there are few (if any) defenses to traffic infractions like speeding or failing to use a turn signal, most individuals will choose to pay the fine or reach a plea agreement with the prosecutor rather than search for …

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