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Effective April 12, 2021, Ohio is again modifying its intervention in lieu of conviction (“ILC”) statute. ILC provides for a program allowing certain categories of offenders to receive assistance and/or treatment in order avoid the ramifications of a felony...
On January 4, 2021, Governor DeWine signed SB 175, colloquially known as the stand your ground bill. Among other things, the bill eliminates in Ohio the duty to retreat prior to using force in self-defense. In doing so, Ohio joins roughly two dozen other states with...
In an update to our previous post on this topic found here: /blog/2018/05/does-post-conviction-house-arrest-count-for-jail-time-credit.shtml; the Ohio Supreme Court recently held that a defendant is not entitled to days he or she spent in postconviction house arrest....
If you are an Ohio resident and have been convicted of an OVI or DWI in another state that conviction will trigger penalties in Ohio. Following conviction, the state of conviction will send notice to the Ohio BMV. The Ohio BMV will, in turn, suspend your license for...
Ohio Revised Code §2913.02 contains Ohio's petty theft statute. A theft charge is considered petty theft if the value of the item taken is less than $1,000. So, stealing a $2 candy bar carries the same penalties as a $999 piece of clothing. Once the value of the...
Recently we have been involved with the defense of clients charged with the offense of misconduct at an emergency. Ohio Revised Code § 2917.13 prohibits misconduct at an emergency. It states:No person shall knowingly do any of the following:(1) Hamper the lawful...
With everything going on, one question we have been getting recently is whether you can be charged with a crime for simply being at a protest. The answer is it depends. The Ohio Constitution and the First Amendment to the United State Constitution provide for certain...
On May 1, the Presiding and Administrative Judges of the Hamilton County Common Pleas and Hamilton County Municipal Court issued an administrative order regarding courthouse access. The order stated that access to the courthouse will be limited to those who are...
If you owe court fees to Butler County Area 1 (Oxford), 2 (Hamilton), or 3 (West Chester) Court those courts are currently offering a fee amnesty program through May 22, 2020. Individuals owing fines in those three courts can have the remainder of those fees waived if...
On April 7, Governor DeWine announced his plan going forward to decrease the prison population in light of the Coronavirus. In noting the difficulty of social distancing for both inmates and staff the Governor announced a plan to release two classes of inmates. The...
