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.

You should make sure this case gets expunged. Once that’s done, you shouldn’t have any trouble.

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 »

Yes, that is illegal.

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.

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.

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 »

The prosecutor is free to offer his or opinions. You should not listen to them seeing how their job is to convict you.

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 »

You need to get an attorney. Defending a criminal case is not something we can simply teach you to do in an internet forum.

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 »

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.

You can do one or both of the following: report the matter to the police, and/or seek a civil protection order.

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.

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 »

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 »

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.

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 »

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.

You need to hire an attorney. Being charged with a crime is not a DIY project.