Ohio Postpones Executions

On June 27, 2022, Akron, Ohio police attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Jayland Walker. What followed was a high speed chase where police allege that Mr. Walker fired a shot from his car. The chase ended when Mr. Walker abandoned the car and attempted to flee on...

Ohio's Heartbeat Law, which bans all abortions where a fetal heartbeat can be detected at six weeks, has gone into to effect after the U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned Roe v. Wade. The Heartbeat Law effectively bans all abortions after six weeks, with only two...

When the Cleveland Browns traded for quarterback Deshaun Watson, they did so knowing that he still had several legal hurdles in front of him. Watson had safely cleared the criminal hurdle when two separate county grand juries in Texas, declined to indict him on...

One of the hottest debates being waged in our country today is over gun control. Should there be more restrictions to purchasing and possessing a firearm? Should there be national restrictions which apply to the whole nation, or should any restrictions be made on a...

Beginning June 13, 2022, Ohio will join a growing number of states who permit persons to carry concealed weapons WITHOUT a permit. Citizens stopped by police will no longer have to immediately notify officers that they are carrying a weapon. However, the new law does...

Now that disgraced former police officer, Derek Chauvin, has been found guilty on all charges, what happens next in the case? First, the defense can file motions to set aside the verdict and for a new trial. The defense would have to demonstrate some serious problem...

The jury is now deliberating in the Derek Chauvin case. There are several questions that are swirling around this case. First, how long could the jury deliberate? The answer is - whatever time it actually takes for the members of the jury to reach a unanimous verdict...

Many times during the week I receive calls from people asking, "can you check to see if I have a warrant for my arrest?" So what exactly is an arrest warrant? An arrest warrant is issued by a judge or a magistrate that authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest...

I recently spoke with a client, who is currently on federal supervised release, after completing his prison term for a drug offense. When I asked him how things were going, he responded that he was working and generally doing well, except that he recently had to go to...

After the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, we heard it all over the TV, the news and social media, that the people involved would likely be facing felony charges. So what is a felony, and what exactly does that mean? In the United States, there are two...