
answered on May 25, 2022
It sounds like the case is still in the pre trial phase so an appeal would be untimely. The basic timeline is arraignment, pre-trials (discovery and negotiations), either plea or trial, sentencing, and then appeal.
Found delinquent at 15 in Ohio for domestic violence due to an altercation with my brother. Will this prevent me from being able to apply for a Concealed Carry (CCW) license? Is this something that is ever expunged, being a juvenile record and occurring 16 years ago?

answered on May 14, 2022
You should make sure this case gets expunged. Once that’s done, you shouldn’t have any trouble.
I let my friend borrow my car for a couple days, and they ended up letting someone else use it and that person didn't have a liscence so my car got towed and my friend well ex friend didn't bother telling me till 3 days after it got towed

answered on May 10, 2022
In Franklin County typically the City Prosecutor’s Office will object to a warrant being set aside for a Domestic Violence and companion Assault Case. The Judges typically won’t set the warrant aside. The defendant typically has to turn him/herself into the jail, be slated, fingerprinted and... Read more »
And talk about cuddling and loving the 10 year old? What if said teenager offers paid for video game currency such as “robux”
Said teenager - Iowa
i am on probation in Cleveland muni court and Cuyahoga common pleas. common pleas has the longest possible sentence.
Under ORC Section 2951.022 | Supervision of concurrent supervision offender. It says that the court that has imposed the longest possible sentence has jurisdiction.... Read more »

answered on Apr 26, 2022
It’s not automatic, especially since the statute authorizes the judges to change the concurrent supervision rules more or less as they see fit. I would start with a conversation with the two probation officers before going to the court.
The criminal statute uses past-tense verbs (was involved) and (discharged duties) therefore, in order to gain a lawful conviction the State must prove the prior conviction in the underlying offense. House Bill 88 made this clear by setting forth the distinguishing characteristics of the criminal... Read more »

answered on Apr 26, 2022
It’s hard to predict which cases the Supreme Court will take up. If they previously declined to hear the same issue, then it does seem likely they will decline again.
My bf was stopped after selling to a informant. Turned out what he sold them was water so they dropped the charge however during the stop he was found to have a small amount of meth on him .can they still charge him with it even though without the controlled buy they had no pretense to have pulled... Read more »

answered on Apr 22, 2022
They could probably still charge him with the meth. When police are investigating one potential crime and come across evidence of another, they can run with it. Although it turned out no drug transaction had taken place, there was likely enough PC for the stop. If they have communications setting... Read more »
i heard pros say it’s highly unlikely i’ll be convicted but he still wanted to offer me a reduced charge. The words highly unlikely motivated me to refuse plea. Then, I was found guilty. Next day I called pros and he denied what he said. He said he may have said it’s highly unlikely i’ll... Read more »

answered on Apr 19, 2022
The prosecutor is free to offer his or opinions. You should not listen to them seeing how their job is to convict you.
The drug was heroin but lab tested for cocaine and something else as well. Now the police are trying to charge me as if I had 3 seperate drugs instead of the initial drug they found which was herion.

answered on Apr 13, 2022
When suspected drugs are sent to the lab for testing it is not at all uncommon for more than one illegal substance to be detected leading to more than one charge. It may be the same baggie but if it contains heroin and fentanyl, there can be two charges: one for each drug. You should be working... Read more »
I was told by multiple people above me I had the ability to take a product with out paying. These leaders i have seen do the same. I made sure I was on camera doing this so it did not look as if I was stealing. I have now been termed and charged with a felony 5. I have never been in legal trouble... Read more »

answered on Apr 11, 2022
You need to get an attorney. Defending a criminal case is not something we can simply teach you to do in an internet forum.
Telephone harassment

answered on Mar 27, 2022
This is not an easy question to answer. Presenting evidence to court is something that you learn in law school and through the practice of law. There are different types of evidence and different ways to present it. May I suggest, for a starting point, that you review the Ohio Rules of Evidence.... Read more »

answered on Mar 25, 2022
There are no restriction based upon offense or offense level that bar an individual from applying for relief from a weapons disability. There are certainly offenses that make it much more unlikely a court will grant relief. But anyone can apply.
An ex-coworker sent me a text message stating people will be going after me after he talks to them and they will beat me, this is after he caused me issues at work by lying to HR and almost getting me fired.

answered on Mar 25, 2022
You can do one or both of the following: report the matter to the police, and/or seek a civil protection order.
left the halfway house is that a f 5

answered on Mar 25, 2022
The offense level of an escape charge depends on what you were under detention for and whether or not the escape involved harm to individuals or property.
I recorded someone making a bomb threat in a class room and posted it. I am now being charged with the first degree misdemeanor telecommunications harassment. Am I guilty of this charge? I did not say anything in the video at all. I was also suspended 5 days for Filming. I am a minor by the way.... Read more »

answered on Mar 25, 2022
Your guilt or innocence here turn on your intent. If you were a party to making the threat, that is, if you made the video with the intention of helping this other person communicate their threat, then yes, you are guilty of telecommunications harassment. If you made the recording with the... Read more »
Can they go into court and sit with them if they are pro se?

answered on Mar 23, 2022
As a general rule in family law matters, the courts do not allow third parties to help or assist pro se litigants during a court hearing and only the named parties can be present in the court room for hearings. An activist cannot engage in the unauthorized practice of law which can include actions... Read more »

answered on Mar 18, 2022
Your question is not very clear. Do you still have pending cases from 1970 or are you hoping to get records sealed? In either event, an attorney can assist you.
They are serious drug charges and this is his 4th time around but that shouldn't matter, I'm thinking that's what Miranda rights are to be read is so people remember their rights.

answered on Mar 15, 2022
If a person isn't properly Mirandized, an attorney can argue to have any statements made during the questioning suppressed. That's not the same as a dismissal. If a person is on parole, they have a much less diminished expectation of privacy when it comes to searches. Finally, warrants... Read more »
I’m starting a health care job pending back ground check. I was convicted of a misdemeanor of disorderly conduct 2019 that was changed from child endangerment. Could the amended charge affect employment?

answered on Mar 7, 2022
Yes, it could. You should get the records sealed but you should also know that healthcare providers, if they ask correctly, can get access to sealed records.
The owners had asked me if I can help find their stolen property an I did an got it back for them now I am facing a charge my record is clean never been in trouble I'm in a position I can lose my job over this an many other things what can I do

answered on Mar 7, 2022
You need to hire an attorney. Being charged with a crime is not a DIY project.
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