OHIO CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER

Sampling of Criminal Cases:

• Paramedic Charged with Theft of Drugs (Morphine) (F4) and Illegal Processing of Drug Documents (F4); Faced Three Years in Prison, Loss of License as a Paramedic and Suspension of Driver's License: After an inventory of the drugs kept for ambulance runs, our client was charged with stealing morphine. Following a trial, client was found NOT GUILTY.
• 25-year-old Charged with Rape (F1) and Kidnapping (F1); Faced 20 Years in Prison: Our client allegedly kidnapped a young woman off the street and left her in a state park after having sex with her. Following a trial, client was found NOT GUILTY.
• Teacher and Mother of Two Charged with Domestic Violence (M1); Faced Six Months in Jail and Loss of Teaching Certificate: Our client hit her ex-husband on the back as he was removing the keys from her car. Client found NOT GUILTY.
• Mother of Three Charged with Shoplifting (Theft – M1); Faced Six Months in Jail: Our client walked out of a store with several items not purchased. Following a trial, client was found NOT GUILTY.
• Single Professional Woman Charged with Theft (F5); Faced One Year in Prison and Loss of her Job: Our client was prescribed a new medication and subsequently suffered from a drug induced psychosis leading to the theft of $900.00 worth of merchandise from a store. Following a trial, client found NOT GUILTY by reason of insanity.
• 40-year-old Truck Driver Charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI); Faced Six Months in Jail and Mandatory License Suspension: Our client was found asleep by police behind the wheel of his car at a fast food restaurant. Following a trial, client found NOT GUILTY.
• 20-year-old Drove Left of Center and was Driving With No Shoes Charged with DUI; Faced Six Months in Jail and a License Suspension: Our client was stopped and given the standard field sobriety tests which he supposedly failed. Following a trial, client was found NOT GUILTY.
• A Lieutenant Colonel with 19 Years of Service in the Army was Charged with 13 Felony Counts of Gross Sexual Imposition; Faced 33 Years in Prison: Our client allegedly molested his daughter. In June 2004, after a three-day trial, client was found NOT GUILTY of ALL felony charges. Client was convicted of nine misdemeanors and served six months in the County Jail .
• Juvenile Court: 16-year-old Boy Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (F2); Faced a Mandatory Lifetime License Revocation and Incarceration until the Age 21: One day after obtaining his driver's license, our client drove left of center killing a woman and her unborn child. Prior to the crash our client had smoked marijuana. After a trial, our client was convicted of an F3 Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and Sentenced to a Treatment Program for Juveniles and is eligible to obtain a driver's license in the future.
• Young Man With Two Prior DUI's Charged with a Third DUI; Faced Six Months in Jail: After winning a pretrial motion which gutted the State's case, the State appealed and lost which resulted in the case being dismissed.
• Twenty-year-old Man Charged with Murder; Faced 15 Years to Life in Prison: Suffering from bipolar disorder, our client beat his mother to death with a baseball bat. Following a trial, client was found NOT GUILTY by reason of insanity.

Not all cases are tried to a judge or jury. Many cases are resolved through plea negotiations. The following factors impact the resolution of criminal cases:

• Reputation of the attorney
• Strengths and weaknesses of the case
• Desire of the client and the victim or government to reach an agreement

Below are a few of our cases we negotiated:

• A Man Arrested and Charged with an OVI for the Third Time was Facing Jail, License Suspension and Increased Insurance Premiums: Despite the fact that this was the third time the client had been charged with drinking and driving, the client plead to the reduced charge of Reckless Operation.  He does not have a single DUI/OVI on his record.
• Assistant Junior High School Principal Indicted on 15 Counts of Sexual Battery (All Counts – F3); Faced 75 Years in Prison and Registration as a Sexual Predator or Offender: After negotiations, the client plead to one count of felonious assault and was sentenced to one day in jail and five years of community control (probation).
• 38-year-old Man Charged with Importuning (F5), Attempted Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor (F5), and Disseminating Matter Harmful to Juveniles (F5); Faced Three Years in Prison: After plea negotiations, client received 30 days in the county jail with work release and three years of community control (probation) after pleading to two counts of Importuning.
• Recent College Graduate Charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (F2); Faced Mandatory 2 to 8 Years in Prison and Lifetime License Revocation: A 23-year-old father of a young daughter recently killed his best friend in a drunk driving accident and was charged with Aggravated Vehicular Homicide after giving a blood sample which was allegedly over twice the legal limit. Due to various issues and negotiations, including the victim's family's support, the F2 Aggravated Vehicular Homicide, which carried 2 to 8 years in prison and a lifetime license suspension, was reduced to an F3 Aggravated Vehicular Homicide and the defendant was given six months in jail with work release, community service, and a five-year license suspension. Defendant also agreed to support the victim's daughter.
• 48-year-old Step-Grandfather was Indicted on Charges of Rape and Five Counts of Gross Sexual Imposition; Faced Life in Prison: Our client allegedly molested his step-granddaughter. After plea negotiations, client plead to one count of Gross Sexual Imposition and was sentenced to six-month sex offender treatment program and community control (probation).
• 28-year-old Female Charged with 13 Felony Theft Counts: Our client allegedly stole money from her employer. After negotiations, all counts were reduced to one misdemeanor contingent upon payment of restitution.
• 40-year-old Divorced Mother Charged with Possession of Cocaine (F4); Faced 18 Months in Prison and Loss of License: Following negotiations, felony was reduced to a misdemeanor charge and client sentenced to community control (probation).

Ohio Felonies Are Classified As Follows:

CERTAIN CRIMES SUCH AS RAPE OF A CHILD OR MURDER CARRY MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCES

Ohio Misdemeanors Are Classified As:

Other Cases Affecting Law in Ohio

The following are case cites of some of the cases that we have handled in the Supreme Court of Ohio which made law in the state of Ohio: