Criminal Defense

Ohio Universities Urged to Stop Asking Applicants About Criminal History

Categories: Central Ohio, Criminal Defense, Legal Blog

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has joined the nationwide ‘Ban the Box’ movement by urging colleges and universities to consider delaying questions about an applicant’s criminal record until after admission decisions. The effort is part of a larger push by the Obama Administration to…

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Dayton Ranked Number 2 in Ohio for Auto Theft

Categories: Central Ohio, Criminal Defense, Legal Blog, Theft & Fraud

According to a recent report from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), Dayton ranks second in Ohio for auto thefts. In 2015, 1,748 cars were stolen in Dayton, a rate of just over 218 cars per 100,000 people. Cleveland led the state with 5,300 auto…

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Sexual Orientation Not Included in Ohio’s Hate Crime Law

Categories: Constitutional Rights, Criminal Defense, Legal Blog

The FBI broadly defines hate crimes as a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias or intolerance on the basis of race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity. However, Ohio’s existing hate…

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Should Teens Be Sentenced to Life in Prison?

Categories: Criminal Defense, Legal Blog

In the United States, a teenager can face incarceration for life for committing a serious crime, such as a felony murder. While a June 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision ruled that juvenile life sentences must include the possibility of parole, such a sentence would still…

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Proposed Law Set to Expand Cyberstalking Protections

Categories: Central Ohio, Constitutional Rights, Criminal Defense, Federal Crimes, Legal Blog

In April, the Ohio Legislature passed a bill that will expand Ohio’s laws on stalking and telecommunications harassment in order to give Ohioans additional protection from cyberstalking. The bill, Ohio House Bill 151, took over a year to wind its way through the Ohio legislature…

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DUI Plates in Columbus, Ohio

Categories: Alcohol, Central Ohio, Criminal Defense, Driving Under Suspension - Main, DUI, Legal Blog, OVI, OVI / DUI

Have you ever noticed a car driving with flashy yellow plates? Jokingly referred to as “party plates,” these special license plates must be displayed by Ohio drivers who have been given restricted driving privileges after a DUI related driver’s license suspension. In the past, a…

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