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Brown Law Office Ohio OVI/DUI Blog Administrative License Suspensions Explained In Ohio, if a motorist is arrested on suspicion of OVI/DUI (operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs), and the motorist either (1) tests over the legal limit of .08, or (2) refuses to submit to a breathalyzer test, the motorist’s…

Brown Law Office Ohio Criminal Defense News The Ohio Supreme Court recently held that pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 2943.031(A), Ohio courts are required to advise noncitizen defendants that admitting facts as part of a pretrial diversion program that would support a finding a guilt could affect the defendant’s immigration status.  In State v. Kona,…

BROWN LAW OFFICE CRIMINAL DEFENSE BLOG The Ohio Supreme Court recently held that a trial court cannot sentence a criminal defendant for two or more offenses that the court determines are “allied offenses of similar import.”  In State v. Williams, 2016-Ohio-7658, the Court held that when a sentencing court concludes that an offender has been…

BROWN LAW OFFICE OVI/DUI BLOG   If you are pulled over and cited with OVI/DUI it is a good idea to call and speak with an experienced OVI/DUI defense attorney. There are many pieces of evidence that an experienced criminal attorney can analyze to give you the best possible defense to your specific case. One…

 Wooster DUI/OVI attorneys If you are arrested for an DUI/OVI and submit to a breathalyzer and test over the per se limit of .08, you will receive what is known as an administrative license suspension.  This is a civil suspension, and is imposed before you are ever convicted of an DUI/OVI.  If you are convicted…

WOOSTER CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS   Jury Trial or Bench Trial?   An experienced criminal attorney makes a number of tactical decisions when defending your case.  One of the decisions involves whether to try to your criminal case to a jury or to the judge, which is known as a bench trial.  This a decision that you…

BROWN LAW OFFICE DUI/OVI BLOG   A common question people ask is how many drinks will put me over the legal limit in Ohio?  It’s a difficult question to answer, because numerous factors affect the answer, such as how much you drank, how quickly you drank it, how long before being pulled over you drank…

BROWN LAW OFFICE OVI/DUI BLOG   Ohio law prohibits drivers from operating a vehicle while impaired by either drugs or alcohol. If you are pulled over from suspicion of driving impaired, you may be charged with an OVI/DUI, which in Ohio mean the same thing and are used interchangeably. In order to be charged with…

Brown Law Office Criminal Defense Blog   In Ohio, an individual who is charged with a crime must be competent to stand trial. There is a distinction between Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity and a Defendant’s competence in Ohio.  Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity does not take into account a defendant’s current mental…

BROWN LAW OFFICE OVI/DUI BLOG   WHAT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSE SUSPENSION?               An administrative license suspension, or “ALS”, is imposed on your Ohio driver’s license if you have either submitted to a chemical or breath test and failed, or refused to submit to a chemical or breath test to detect alcohol or drugs.…