Bail
The State appealed and the Ohio Supreme Court held the sole purpose of bail is to ensure an accused person’s attendance in court.
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Reasonable Suspicion
Did you know an officer must have reasonable suspicion (that a crime has occurred) to make a traffic stop?
The Appeal
Clients often believe an appeal is their second shot at trial. That’s a mistaken belief. An appeal is not an opportunity to present new evidence or convince a judge or jury that a Client is…
Conviction Reversed
After a traffic stop resulted in a search and arrest for drug possession, N.M. was separately tried and charged for illegal use of food stamps. Other-acts evidence admitted at Client’s food stamp trial resulted in…
GSI Plea Vacated
Just three months after indictment, R.H. entered an Alford plea to gross sexual imposition. No facts were presented during the plea hearing and the client was sentenced to three years in prison. On appeal, Ms.…
Record Sealed
Attorney Harris filed Application to Seal Record of Conviction on behalf of J.S., an out-of-state applicant, one year after the termination of criminal case. Upon unopposed motion, trial court granted Motion and sealed record of…
Murder Convictions Merged
L. L. appealed convictions for aggravated murder and murder as allied offenses of similar import where trial court failed to merge convictions at trial. Tenth District Court of Appeals reversed and remanded to merge convictions…
Felony Conviction Reduced to Misdemeanor
S.W. convicted of multiple counts of aggravated robbery and receiving stolen property. On appeal to Tenth District Court of Appeals, felony RSP reduced to misdemeanor as jury failed to find stolen property was a credit…
Challenge to Marked Lanes Violation
A.H. ticketed for marked lanes violation and driving left of center. After bench trial, charge for driving left of center dismissed and A.H. found guilty of lanes violation. Sufficiency of the State’s evidence challenged in…
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
S.D. was convicted of three drug offenses carrying mandatory fines of $23,000. In the Twelfth District Court of Appeals, Atty. Harris argued trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file an affidavit of indigency on…
