Neal D. Schuett

College campuses are increasingly handling more and more Title IX investigations, complaints, and hearings. Over the years campus authorities have gotten better at organizing investigations and hearings. But the rules keep changing. The Department of Education’s...

Absolutely, they can.But, do the police or prosecutor's actually listen to the jail calls?Yes, they do. It is common for recorded audio from jail calls to be turned over to defense attorneys as evidence that the State intends to use at trial against a criminal...

It depends on the facts of your case.What crime can I be charged with if I leave the scene of a car accident?Generally, you can be charged with "leaving the scene of an accident," or sometimes called a "hit skip," under Ohio Revised Code section 4549.02 if: In the...

Many Ohio drivers find themselves charged with "driving under suspension" after a routine traffic stop. Many of those same drivers had no knowledge that their license was even suspended until they were informed of the suspension by a police officer.There are many...

"But I have an eyewitness!" Criminal lawyers so often turn to this phrase thinking that it is the silver bullet in a negotiation or trial. A recent New York Times piece, however, cites the growing body of evidence that ""eyewitness testimony is the least reliable...

When most Americans hear the phrase "double jeopardy" it usually brings to mind one of two scenarios: 1) a chance for a contestant to score big on the TV gameshow "Jeopardy!", or 2) the idea that you cannot be tried twice for the same crime. While recently the former...