Category: Criminal Defense Ohio
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We recently wrote about the changes to gun laws at a federal level and how they impact Domestic Violence charges. However, we have older articles on firearms restrictions with a Domestic Violence conviction in Ohio. And we know that this topic is of great interest to our client base. The changes are a little too…
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Last year, the President of the United States signed a bill on gun legislation. Whenever the president signs a bill, that law affects every state, including Ohio. The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022 made some changes to gun laws all across the country. This included some changes that impact how Domestic Violence (DV) is treated.…
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We have written many articles on juvenile law in Ohio. Anyone under the age of 18 in Ohio (or any other state) is legally a juvenile. Typically, when a plaintiff alleges a juvenile to have committed an illegal act, the juvenile court handles the case. We call these cases delinquency cases. These cases are civil matters even…
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Anyone below the age of eighteen is considered a juvenile. If you have reached the age of eighteen already, you may remember how certain things changed as you legally became an adult. Even if you have been in Juvenile Court as a juvenile, you may or may not have noticed the difference in Court proceedings…
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Many of us know what it is like to have an encounter with the police. But fewer of us have had an experience that involves search and seizure. Therefore, many readers may have unanswered questions about search and seizure. Even people who have experienced a search and seizure may have questions about it. There are…
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OVI continues to be a topic that citizens and Courts in Ohio take very seriously. As we discussed in our article “First OVI Offense vs. Multiple OVI Offenses,” the penalties for OVI differ based on the situation. Here, we will specifically talk about how you end up with felony OVI in Ohio. Keep in mind,…
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If you have been reading our articles, you have would likely recognize the term “crime of violence.” The violence distinction holds a certain amount of significance on your record, which is why you may see it mentioned rather frequently in our articles about expungement. The concept may seem simple, and for the most part it is…
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PLEASE NOTE: Ohio Expungement law was updated in October of 2023. Some information in this article may be out of date. We cover the most recent changes in our overview of sealing and expungement laws in Ohio for 2024 . We are once again revisiting the topic of Expungement and Sealing of criminal records in…
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Gun owner’s rights in Ohio have been a hot topic of conversation in Ohio recently. As you can read in our articles about the recent “stand your ground” laws in Ohio, or about the “Constitutional carry” law going into effect in June 2022, there have been some significant changes to the laws as they previously stood in Ohio.…
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Operating a Vehicle under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs (OVI) is an offense that Courts throughout Ohio and all across the country take very seriously. Not only are there penalties for a first time OVI offense, but the consequences often get worse when the same offender continues to be convicted of OVI, especially if…
