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Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio

A US Army Veteran was charged with a 3rd Offense OVI in Franklin County and charged with Driving Under Suspension after getting into a car accident.  After being arrested and charged with OVI in Columbus, the Client provided a breath test and blew over the legal limit.  Because it was his 3rd OVI in 10 years the Client, if convicted, would have been required to serve a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 consecutive days in the Franklin County Jail.  After a thorough review of the body camera video footage, our staff uncovered that the Columbus Police Department did not properly administer the breath test.  As a result, the 3rd offense Columbus OVI charge was reduced and the Client was ordered to complete probation rather than serving the mandatory minimum sentence.

Franklin County, Columbus, Ohio

The Client was pulled over and charged with a third OVI offense in Franklin County. After being arrested and charged with OVI by the Upper Arlington Police Department the Client took a breath test and blew a high-test OVI. Because it was his 3rd OVI in 10 years and he blew a high test (BAC double the legal limit) he was facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 consecutive days in jail and a mandatory license suspension of two years. After reviewing the evidence and identifying several weaknesses with the 3rd OVI case, the Upper Arlington OVI charge was reduced and the client was able to avoid any jail time and only had a one year license suspension with driving privileges.

Hamilton County, Columbus, Ohio

A Client, was charged with misdemeanor child endangering in Hamilton County Municipal Court after leaving her two sleeping children in the car when she went into Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Client left the unattended for approximately 15 minutes, but when she returned Cincinnati Police had already arrived.  She was arrested and charged with child endangering and the kids were taken into custody of the State.  At a trial that took less than an hour, we demonstrated that there was no actual risk of harm to the children and that she had not acted recklessly when she went into the store.  The Judge found the Client not guilty after hearing the evidence and our arguements.

Our Client, a single mother two, was charged with assault and domestic violence in Cincinnati after she defended herself against the father of her children who has a long history of violence against her and others.  Our Client was accused of punching the alleged victim and threatening him with a knife.  If convicted she would have faced up to 6 months in jail and could have been left with a non-expungable violent conviction on her record.

After meeting with the Client and reviewing the case we discovered evidence that the Cincinnati Police Department failed to collect.  We further identified and provided at least 8 prior specific instances of domestic violence committed by the alleged victim against our Client.  We determined that the case was one that would allow for Battered Woman Syndrome Evidence per section 2901.06 of the Ohio Revised Code and confronted the Cincinnati City Prosecutor's Office with our assessment of the case.  In light of the strength of our presentation the Prosecutor's Office agreed to dismiss the case.  Our Client never had to testify and she will have the charge removed from her record.

After getting into an argument during a custody exchange our Client's ex-wife called 911 and accused him of pushing her to the ground and strangling her.  Officers came to the house, took a statement from the alleged victim and then issued a warrant for strangulation and domestic violence.  The Client contacted our office to get the warrant recalled.  If the Client was arrested on the warrant he would have missed work for several days, likely causing him to lose his job.  We filed a motion to have the warrant set aside in the Franklin County Municipal Court.  At the set aside hearing the alleged victim made statements that were inconsistent with what she told the police on the night of the alleged domestic violence.  After considering the evidence presented, the judge set aside the warrant over the objection of the Franklin County Prosecutor and our Client was able to go home without going to jail.

Our Client was charged with multiple counts of 1st Degree Felony Drug Trafficking and Possession of Drugs in the Franklin County Common Pleas Court after he was present in a house during a raid by Columbus Police and the Franklin County Sheriff. Due to the seriousness and number of charges, along with the gun specifications, our Client faced a potential mandatory prison sentence of over a decade in prison. After reviewing evidence and discussing the case with the prosecutor's office, we were able to cause the prosecutor to have doubts about their ability to tie our Client to the drug charges. The prosecutor ultimately offered our Client a plea deal which included probation and no incarceration.