Constitutional Protections Extend to Rental Cars
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Drivers of rental cars, even if not on the rental agreement, have constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures.
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Independent Contractor or Employee?
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How to determinate if you are an independent contractor or employee?
Read MoreOhio DUI / Sobriety Checkpoints - The Law, The Rules and The Defenses
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Sobriety checkpoints do infringe upon our Constitutional rights and protections. An experienced DUI Defense Lawyer will evaluate how the DUI checkpoint was planned and how it was conducted to develop the best arguments against the checkpoint. Furthermore, even if conducted properly, the police may not detain for further screening without a reasonable suspicion based on articulable facts that the driver is impaired and it may not arrest without probable cause to believe the driver is impaired.
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/We updated our Ohio Union Labor Law page at the firm. It is certainly an area of law that we are proud to serve in.
BMV Must Show They Complied with 4511.192 Rules or Administrative License Suspension Should Be Vacated
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Although R.C. 4511.197 limits challenges to administrative license suspensions to four conditions, the State must show that it complied with 4511.192 before the licensee is required to show the 4511.197 challenges.
Read MoreCan You Get a DUI on a Golf Cart in Ohio?
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Going to Put-in-Bay or Kelley’s Island this summer? Taking a ferry and renting a golf cart to tour around? You might get charged with a DUI if you drink and drive on that golf cart, just as people have been charged at golf courses and campgrounds. Being charged with an OVI/DUI for driving a golf cart raises two issues. First, can it be a DUI if you were only driving a golf cart? Second, is it a DUI if you were on private property such a campground or golf course?
Read MoreOverview of Field Sobriety Tests
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Overview of the one-leg-stand and walk-and-turn field sobriety tests.
Read MoreOVI Penalties Update
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With the changes to OVI penalties taking effect April 6, 2017, we have updated our OVI penalty webpage as well as this video:
Read MoreSuccessful Month for Our Unemployment Clients
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Successful month for our unemployment clients
Read MoreHaving Just a "Small" Odor of Alcohol Does Not Eliminate Reasonable Suspicion of Impaired Driving
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Numerous factors indicating impairment give trooper reasonable suspicion to prolong traffic stop even though he only detected a "small" odor of alcohol.
Read MoreSeventh District Rejects Appeal of Court's Denial of an Untimely Motion to Suppress, When the Defendant Never Requested Leave to File the Untimely Motion
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One must request leave of court to file an untimely motion to suppress.
Read MoreChanges to Ohio's OVI Penalties Effective April 6, 2017 (HB 388 "Annie's Law")
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Some changes are coming to Ohio's OVI laws effective April 6, 2017. These changes primarily involve a change in the look-back period from 6 years to 10 years as well as a push to increase the use of interlock systems. While there are some concerns regarding the clarity of the law and certain nuances of its application, the following summarizes the more important implications.
Read MoreA State's Late Response to Discovery Justifies a Late Motion to Suppress
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Fifth District explains that, "A trial court abuses its discretion by denying a pretrial motion to suppress in an OVI case as 'untimely filed' where the motion to suppress was promptly filed after the state provided discovery and the request for leave articulate the reason for the late filing."
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