Blog Posts in 2011
Posted on Dec 20, 2011 By Zach Mayo
Question: My friend lives in the basement of a tattoo parlor, you get to his room by going through the tattoo shop. He had me wait in the tattoo shop while he went down stairs to get a jacket. We were ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2011 By Zach Mayo
Question: A minor committed sexual battery multiple times with another minor within the family (a step-sister) over a period of several years. There was no intercourse however. The reason it would ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 By Zach Mayo
Question: I was stopped for carelessly speeding 7mph over on the freeway. I idiotically had a bottle of liquor that was half gone from last night at a friends house (which I did not drink) sitting on ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Zach Mayo
Question: On 9/18/2011 I was stopped right before I walked out with $20 in merchandise in my purse. The lady said "Step in to this office, we need to search you for suspicious activity." I walked in ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Zach Mayo
Can an unauthorized use of property misdemeanor from 2006 be expunged? There was no jail time and no trouble with the law since. You will want to refer to ORC 2953.32. Ohio is a "one shot" ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Brian Jones
State v. Holland : Here we have a small victory for Mr. Holland. He was convicted of two manufacturing of drugs related charges. However, the trial court imposed, as part of his seven year sentence, ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Brian Jones
Brian G. Jones, Esq. will demonstrate how you can confront and cross examine the government's expert witness on a tight budget. From requesting funds for your own expert from the court (and getting ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Brian Jones
State v. McKittrick : This OVI case comes from Fairfield County. The major issue is in contention, after determining that the citation was properly served upon the defendant, is whether a trial date ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Brian Jones
State v. McKittrick : This OVI case comes from Fairfield County. The major issue is in contention, after determining that the citation was properly served upon the defendant, is whether a trial date ...
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Posted on Nov 11, 2011 By Zach Mayo
State v. Robinson : This appeal of Mr. Robinson's felonious assault conviction arises out of Stark County. And, fortunately for gun-nuts everywhere, this is the type of case they're always looking ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Zach Mayo
State v. Beauford : This case arises out of Richland County where Mr. Beauford challenges his conviction for felony domestic violence. At issue on appeal was (1) the admittance of 9-1-1 calls made by ...
Continue reading "Fifth District Summary for the Week of 10/17/2011" »
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Brian Jones
Any lawyer can analyze facts in relation to defined law (after all that's how they pass the bar exam). Some are better than others at the analysis. Like professional athletes, the separation between ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Brian Jones
State v. Sandy : This appeal of two convictions for receiving stolen property arises out of Ashland Co. You know your case is D.O.A. when the Court notes in the first paragraph of the facts that "the ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2011 By Brian Jones
Often a piece of evidence is Constitutionally admissible, but inadmissible according to the Rules of Evidence . Exclusion based on the Evidence Rules must frequently occur in the heat of trial. But ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Brian Jones
State v. Daniels : This case arises out of Strasbourg in Tuscarawas County. John Daniels met a young girl at the Ramada Limited, had inappropriate sexual contact with the 15 year old girl, and then ...
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Posted on May 27, 2011 By Delaware Criminal Defense Attorney
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Delaware Criminal Defense Blog .
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