When you are arrested for possessing, manufacturing, or selling drugs, the level of the offense depends on the type and amount of the drug based on weight. The weight of the drug you are accused of having is very important to your case. An incredibly…
Read More about Prosecutor Must Prove Actual Weight of Drugs, Not FillersA legal dispute regarding automated traffic cameras, also called red light cameras, has caused disagreement among courts in Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court recently announced there is a conflict in decisions made in separate cases where Dayton and Toledo are challenging an Ohio law putting…
Read More about Ohio Supreme Court To Consider Red Light CamerasAfter being convicted of a theft or fraud crime, you can pay your court costs and fines, serve your time in prison or under community control, better known as probation, and ultimately, you can move forward once the statutory punishments are complete. However, there are…
Read More about What is Considered Felony Theft Under Ohio Law?Coerced confessions are a danger faced by many criminal defendants that can come back to haunt them in criminal court proceedings for offenses they did not commit. Although federal and state court decisions restricting the way people are questioned by police in the United States…
Read More about Coerced Confessions and Statements in Ohio Criminal CasesThe Ohio Supreme Court recently invalidated a statute that enabled prosecutors to charge police officers with sexual battery when they had sexual contact with minors more than two years their junior. Now, police officers can only be charged with unlawful sexual contact—a less serious offense….
Read More about Unconstitutional For Law Enforcement To Be Penalized More for Sex CrimesIn a rule change currently being considered by the Ohio Supreme Court, grand jury proceedings in which a grand jury decides not to charge an individual could soon become public records that could be accessed by anyone in the state. Ohio grand juries are currently…
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