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Category: 10th District
- 10Th District Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of 16-Year-Old
- Erroneous Denial of Presentencing Motion
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Fourth Amendment Rights of Passengers During Police Stops
- Franklin County Appeals Court Reversed Decision to Grant Judicial Release
- Franklin County Court of Appeals Reverse Consecutive Sentences
- Judicial Release for First & Second-Degree Felony Offenders
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Offenders Must Pay Restitution Prior to Record Sealing, Rules Ohio High Court
- Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals Rules on Juvenile Bindover
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio Dept. of Health Operator Notes are Worthless in Court
- Ohio’s High Court Rules Part of Gross Sexual Imposition Law Unconstitutional
- Police Interrogations & Confessions
- Prosecutor Misconduct
- Sealing of Drug-Related Offenses Reversed on Appeal
- Sex Offense Case: Ohio Court of Appeals
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
Category: 2nd District
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Koffel Gets Client’s Sexual Registration Conviction Reversed
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- Ohio Appeals Court Says Police Search of Bathroom Stall Was Lawful
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio High Court Rules On Third Degree Robbery
- Second District Appeals Court Affirms Mergers Take Place At Sentencing
- State v. Beverly Refines RICO to Favor the State (Even More)
- Supreme Court: Tampering Convictions Require Proof of Evidence Related to an Investigation
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
Category: 4th Amendment
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- Can Police Access Your Social Media Information Without a Warrant?
- Cops Can’t Stall Traffic Stops for Drug Dogs, Supreme Court Says
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- K9 Searches
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio DNA Felony Bill
- Postal Service Confirms Photographing All U.S. Mail
- Supreme Court Allows DNA Collection Post-Arrest
- Supreme Court Rules That Collection of Cell Phone Information Requires a Warrant
- Types of Informants
- United States Supreme Court Expands 4th Amendment Protection to Driveways
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
Category: 5th District - Ohio
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Breach of Plea Agreement
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Error in Sex Offender Classification
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Overturns OMVI Ruling
- Forensic Interview Admissible Once Defense Opened Door
- Grand Theft Sentencing
- Hung Juries, Re-trials & Double Jeopardy
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Plans for New Delaware County Judicial Building Revealed
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Post-Release Control: When Is It Officially Over?
- Restitution Order Reversed
Category: Alcohol in America
- “I Can’t Have a DUI” or “I Don’t Want a DUI”
- 6 States Have Already Banned Powdered Alcohol Over Abuse Concerns
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- California Voters Reevaluate Sentencing Laws
- Can a Person Give Consent to Sex While Intoxicated?
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Charged with a DUI in Ohio?
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Colleges Crack Down on Alcohol and Drug Use
- Columbus City Council Withdraws Objection to New Albany Bar’s Liquor License Renewal
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Social Host Law Stricter Than State Law
- DUI Prevention Device Bill Not Supported by Ohio Judges
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- Former Assistant Prosecutor Sentenced for Drug & Theft Offenses
- High-Risk Behaviors Linked to Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- I’m Going for a Walk
- In the Not-So-Distant Future, Your Car Might Not Let You Drive Drunk
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Like a Breathalyzer for Texting
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- My Final Blog Post
- New Jail Options for DUI / OVI Cases
- New Study Paints Grim Picture of American Jails
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio Department of Health Finds a Way to Release Historical Breath Test Data
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Contesting Breath Analyzer Machine Evidence
- Ohio’s Yellow DUI License Plates
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- OVI Court Program Provides Hope for Offenders
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Police Video Server Issue Could Affect Columbus DUI Cases
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Proposed License Suspension Amendment Targets “Worst of the Worst”
- PTSD and the Military
- Rising Popularity of Zombies
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Send Your Kids Away
- Substance Abuse Counselor Weighs in on Michael Phelps DUI
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- The Law of Defending a Breath Test at Trial in Columbus, OH
- The Problem Is Not Just Your Brain. The Problem Is Boredom.
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- Walk Through Nature, Your Subgenual Prefrontal Cortex Will Thank You
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- Xanax Use Among College Students Reaches “Epidemic” Proportions
Category: Arrest Warrants
Category: Breath Testing for Alcohol
- “I Can’t Have a DUI” or “I Don’t Want a DUI”
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Targets Super OVIs
- DUI Checkpoint in Delaware County
- DUI Defense Strategies: What Your Lawyer Can Do
- DUI Prevention Device Bill Not Supported by Ohio Judges
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Overturns OMVI Ruling
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- In the Not-So-Distant Future, Your Car Might Not Let You Drive Drunk
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Like a Breathalyzer for Texting
- Lower Standard for Drunk Driving? This Firm Says “Yes”
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio Department of Health Finds a Way to Release Historical Breath Test Data
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Contesting Breath Analyzer Machine Evidence
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- Police Video Server Issue Could Affect Columbus DUI Cases
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- The Law of Defending a Breath Test at Trial in Columbus, OH
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- Will All Drunk Drivers Be Subject to Ignition Breathalyzers?
Category: Child Pornography
- Brad Koffel on 610 WTVN
- Does the Creation of Child Pornography Affect Free Speech?
- Former Dresden Auxiliary Police Officer Granted Early Release from Prison
- Investigation Into Nude Photos Circulating Around a Virginia Middle School Continues to Grow
- Ohio Supreme Court Defines ‘Nudity’ In Child Pornography Case
Category: Computer Crimes
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Cyberbullying is A Serious Threat to Today’s Youth
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Defining Cyber Crimes: A Guide to Digital Offenses
- Dismissals by the Court
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Postal Service Confirms Photographing All U.S. Mail
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- The End of the Silk Road
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
Category: CONFESSIONS
Category: Crime & "Mob Mentality"
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Anthony Miller Receives Sentence of 4 Years, 10 Months in Prison
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cyberbullying is A Serious Threat to Today’s Youth
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Dismissals by the Court
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Possession of Child Porn: Who Are These Guys?
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Stop Protesting, Says Juror #6
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
Category: Crime & Public Policy
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Affirmative Defenses in Ohio
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- America’s War on Crime and its Unintended Collateral Damage
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Can a Person Give Consent to Sex While Intoxicated?
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Collateral Consequences of a Conviction
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cure for the Common Lazy Cop Syndrome
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Dismissals by the Court
- Drug Dealers Consistently Use the US Postal Service to Ship Drugs
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Is a Cop Obligated to Tell You Why You’re Being Arrested?
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- K9 Searches
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Mark O’Mara and Zimmerman’s Defense
- Minor Misdemeanors
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- My Final Blog Post
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Postal Service Confirms Photographing All U.S. Mail
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Self-Incrimination & The Sandusky Verdict
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- Social Networking & Teens
- Statewide Ban on Texting While Driving
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Unquantified Data in the Criminal Justice System
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When Local Rules Strike
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why a Defendant Wouldn’t Take the Witness Stand
Category: Crime & Punishment
- “Attempting to Cause an Unintended Death” Not a Recognized Crime in Ohio
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- “Theft in Office” Charge Gets Former Drug Task Force Director 18-Month Prison Stint
- 150K Embezzlement Client Sentenced to No Jail or Prison
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- AG Establishes Heroin-Focused Drug Unit
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- America’s War on Crime and its Unintended Collateral Damage
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Anthony Miller Receives Sentence of 4 Years, 10 Months in Prison
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeals Court Reviews Robbery Case for Second Time This Year
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Attorney Fees Awarded to Dancer in Battle to Secure $1M of Seized Cash
- Attorney General Supports Proposal to Lessen Federal Drug Sentences
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- Brad Koffel Represents Former Attorney Indicted on Felony Charges
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- California Voters Reevaluate Sentencing Laws
- Can Data-Driven Prosecution Really Stem Crime Rates?
- Can Police Officers Lie to Coerce a Confession?
- Causes of Wrongful Convictions
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Collateral Consequences of a Conviction
- Colleges Crack Down on Alcohol and Drug Use
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Could Firing Squads be Making a Comeback?
- Court, But Nicer: VanDerKarr Leaves Legacy of Compassion
- Critics Call Out Federal Prosecutors for “Harsh” Sentences
- Cure for the Common Lazy Cop Syndrome
- Cuyahoga County Heroin Deaths Reach Record High in 2013
- Cyberbullying is A Serious Threat to Today’s Youth
- Debtors’ Prison Deemed Unconstitutional by Ohio Supreme Court
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Drug Court Programs Offer Hope to Addicts in the Justice System
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Social Host Law Stricter Than State Law
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Father/Daughter Contact Lands Dad on Sex Offender Registry
- Fewer Criminal Are Going to Prison Every Year. Where Are They Going?
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Overturns OMVI Ruling
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Former County Administrator Sentenced for Theft
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Franklin County Conviction Reversed for Judge’s Errors
- Grandmother Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail for Stealing Over $500k
- Hearing Arguments on Child Pornography Victim Restitution
- Hung Juries, Re-trials & Double Jeopardy
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Jail Time Credit – Franklin County Court of Appeals
- Judge Accuses Juror of Causing a Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
- Judge Vanderkarr Weighs In On Ohio Drug Courts
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- K9 Searches
- KLF Successful in Negotiating Early Release for Anthony Miller
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Koffel Law Firm Represents Five OSU Students Arrested During Mirror Lake Jump
- Koffel Represents Zanesville Mother in Drowning Death Case, Secures Probation
- Lawyer Accused of Prompting Inmate to Feign Suffocation During Execution
- List of Colleges with the Most Rape Incident Reports
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Medicating vs. Incarcerating Heroin Addicts
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Minor Misdemeanors
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- My Final Blog Post
- New “Smart On Crime” Legislation
- New Bill Aims to Alter Civil Forfeiture in Ohio
- New Jail Options for DUI / OVI Cases
- New Study Paints Grim Picture of American Jails
- Offenders Must Pay Restitution Prior to Record Sealing, Rules Ohio High Court
- Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals Rules on Juvenile Bindover
- Ohio Courts of Appeals: A Year in Review
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio State Law Requires An Investigation Before a Community Control Sentence
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Sentencing for Some OVI Offenders
- Ohio’s Fight Against Drugs Lacks Cohesiveness
- Ohio’s High Court Rules Part of Gross Sexual Imposition Law Unconstitutional
- Ohio’s Yellow DUI License Plates
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- OVI Court Program Provides Hope for Offenders
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Post-Release Control: When Is It Officially Over?
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Proposed Reforms to Ohio Prisons Could Send 3,400 People Elsewhere
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Safe Campus Act Calls for Greater Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Sealed Rape-Flier Records Must Be Reopened
- Sealing of Drug-Related Offenses Reversed on Appeal
- Second District Appeals Court Affirms Mergers Take Place At Sentencing
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- State v. Ware Decision Will Impact Judicial Release in Ohio
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- Supreme Court: Tampering Convictions Require Proof of Evidence Related to an Investigation
- Synthetic Drug Law Faces Scrutiny in Supreme Court
- The “Science of Sentencing” in Ohio
- The Burden of Proof and George Zimmerman
- The Constitutionality of Ohio’s Early Release Options
- The Ohio Bill That Makes Presentence Reports Optional
- The Problem Is Not Just Your Brain. The Problem Is Boredom.
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Title IX Hearings End Up Abusing Due Process in Pursuit of Equity
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Truth In Plea Bargaining
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- Vivitrol Program Aims to Treat Addicts Already In the Legal System
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- When Local Rules Strike
- When Probation Isn’t the Better Option
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why Anti-DUI Bill ‘Annie’s Law’ Falls Short
- Why Attractive People Get the Benefit of the Doubt
- Your Constitutional Right to an Attorney
Category: Crime & Social Media
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Can Police Access Your Social Media Information Without a Warrant?
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cure for the Common Lazy Cop Syndrome
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Dismissals by the Court
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- In Defense of Rolling Stone
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Investigation Into Nude Photos Circulating Around a Virginia Middle School Continues to Grow
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- My Final Blog Post
- New Type of Marijuana in Central Ohio Has Police Concerned
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Possession of Child Porn: Who Are These Guys?
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- Self-Incrimination & The Sandusky Verdict
- Sheriff Retains Brad Koffel in Corruption Case
- Social Networking & Teens
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why a Defendant Wouldn’t Take the Witness Stand
Category: Crime & The Media
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- 50 Shades of Grey Prompts Discussion About the Legality of Deviant Sexuality
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Attorney Brad Koffel Represents Gwinnett Braves Player Accused of Rape
- Causes of Wrongful Convictions
- Columbus Lawyer Indicted on Theft Charges
- Criminal Defense Experts: Why and When We Use Them
- Cure for the Common Lazy Cop Syndrome
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Dismissals by the Court
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- In Defense of Rolling Stone
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- Mark O’Mara and Zimmerman’s Defense
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- New Movie Takes a Look at “Rape Culture” on U.S. College Campuses
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Rising Popularity of Zombies
- Self-Incrimination & The Sandusky Verdict
- Sheriff Retains Brad Koffel in Corruption Case
- Stop Protesting, Says Juror #6
- Substance Abuse Counselor Weighs in on Michael Phelps DUI
- The Burden of Proof and George Zimmerman
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Types of Informants
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why a Defendant Wouldn’t Take the Witness Stand
- Your Case is Going Public
Category: Criminal Defense
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- 10 Things You Need to Know About the Dublin Justice Center
- 10Th District Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of 16-Year-Old
- 150K Embezzlement Client Sentenced to No Jail or Prison
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- A Defendant’s Right to Discovery of Texts & Email of Alleged Victims
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- A Psychological Understanding of Exhibitionism
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Actual Consent, Implied Consent, and No Consent to Search a Vehicle in Ohio
- Advising Clients to Delete Damaging Social Media Posts
- Affirmative Defenses in Ohio
- AG Establishes Heroin-Focused Drug Unit
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Appealing a Mayor’s Court Decision
- Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision to Suppress an Accused Murderer’s Statement
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Athens County Sheriff Charged with Running Organized-Crime Scheme
- Attorney Brad Koffel Joins Westside Jeff on 610 WTVN
- Attorney Brad Koffel Selected to the 2019 List of the Best Lawyers in America
- Attorney General Supports Proposal to Lessen Federal Drug Sentences
- Brad Koffel and Fran Tosi Ward Represent Client in Sexual Conduct Case
- Brad Koffel Listed in Best Lawyers® 2014
- Brad Koffel Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America”
- Brad Koffel Named One of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ohio
- Brad Koffel named the 2017 DUI/DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- Brad Koffel Represents Former Attorney Indicted on Felony Charges
- Brad Koffel Represents Spinners Owner in Illegal Casino Case
- Brad Koffel Selected One of the “10 Best” Attorneys in Ohio
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- California Voters Reevaluate Sentencing Laws
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- Can Data-Driven Prosecution Really Stem Crime Rates?
- Can Police Officers Lie to Coerce a Confession?
- Can Police Officers Use Deception to Obtain Consent to Search?
- Can You Be Prosecuted for the Same Crime More Than Once?
- Causes of Wrongful Convictions
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Collateral Consequences of a Conviction
- Colleges Crack Down on Alcohol and Drug Use
- Columbus City Council Withdraws Objection to New Albany Bar’s Liquor License Renewal
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Could Firing Squads be Making a Comeback?
- Court Ruling Says Jury Should Have Received Instructions on Lesser Offense
- Court to Rule on Cellphone Searches After Arrests
- Court, But Nicer: VanDerKarr Leaves Legacy of Compassion
- Crime Lab Chemist Resigns After Allegations of Missing Drug Crime Evidence
- Criminal Defense Experts: Why and When We Use Them
- Critics Call Out Federal Prosecutors for “Harsh” Sentences
- Cuyahoga County Heroin Deaths Reach Record High in 2013
- Cyberbullying is A Serious Threat to Today’s Youth
- Defending Theft / Embezzlement Cases
- Defense Checklist for Aggravated Vehicular Homicide/Assault
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Did You Visit Amsun Massage? Koffel Law Firm Is Available for Consultations.
- Dismissals by the Court
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Drug Court Programs Offer Hope to Addicts in the Justice System
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health
- Drunk Sex May Turn Out to be Sexual Battery in Ohio
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Taxi Driver Paid Teen Passengers to Strip
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- DUI Defense Strategies: What Your Lawyer Can Do
- DUI Prevention Device Bill Not Supported by Ohio Judges
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Father/Daughter Contact Lands Dad on Sex Offender Registry
- Felony Change of Plea Process Example
- Fewer Criminal Are Going to Prison Every Year. Where Are They Going?
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Overturns OMVI Ruling
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Forensic Interview Admissible Once Defense Opened Door
- Former Allen County Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Evidence Theft
- Former Dresden Auxiliary Police Officer Granted Early Release from Prison
- Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Misdemeanor Charge in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
- Fourth Amendment Rights of Passengers During Police Stops
- Franklin County Conviction Reversed for Judge’s Errors
- Franklin County DUI Task Force Announces Sobriety Checkpoints
- Grandmother Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail for Stealing Over $500k
- Happy Holidays From The Koffel Law Firm
- Heroin Distribution in Columbus, OH
- High-Risk Behaviors Linked to Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Highlighting Cases of Note from 2017
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- How DUI Checkpoints Work in Ohio: Your Rights and Responsibilities
- Hung Juries, Re-trials & Double Jeopardy
- I’m Going for a Walk
- In Defense of Gordon Gee
- In Defense of Rolling Stone
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Could Await Ohio Heroin Suppliers
- Is a Cop Obligated to Tell You Why You’re Being Arrested?
- Is Speeding Enough to Convict a Motorist of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide in Ohio?
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Is there such a thing as a Confidential Informant’s privilege.
- Jail Time Credit – Franklin County Court of Appeals
- Judge Accuses Juror of Causing a Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
- Judge Vanderkarr Weighs In On Ohio Drug Courts
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- K9 Searches
- KBN Legal Team Recognized in 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- KBN Named Earns 2021 Tier 1 “Best Law Firms” Ranking
- KBN Named to 2022 “Best Law Firms” List
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Koffel Brininger Nesbitt Named Top-Tier Criminal Defense by U.S. News-Best Lawyers
- Koffel Gets Client’s Sexual Registration Conviction Reversed
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Lawyer Accused of Prompting Inmate to Feign Suffocation During Execution
- List of Colleges with the Most Rape Incident Reports
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Marijuana Trafficking, CI’s and Entrapment
- Mark O’Mara and Zimmerman’s Defense
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- Minor Misdemeanors
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Child Endangerment Case
- My Final Blog Post
- Negotiated Plea Bar Subsequent Charges Out of Same Facts
- New “Smart On Crime” Legislation
- New Apple iOS Update Includes Feature That Prevents Police, Third Parties from Unlocking iPhones
- New Distracted Driving Law Takes Effect in Ohio
- New Face of Heroin Addiction
- New Jail Options for DUI / OVI Cases
- New Ohio Drug and Criminal Laws Effective 10/31/18
- New Studies Show Marijuana Effects May Be Greater Than Originally Thought
- New Study of College Students Finds That the Overwhelming Majority Want Due Process Rights
- New Trial for Woman Convicted of Aggravated Murder & Burglary
- New Type of Marijuana in Central Ohio Has Police Concerned
- Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals Rules on Juvenile Bindover
- Ohio Appeals Court Says Police Search of Bathroom Stall Was Lawful
- Ohio Court Rules Police Dash-Cam Videos are Not Public Records
- Ohio DNA Felony Bill
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Ohio High Court Rules On Third Degree Robbery
- Ohio Investment & Mortgage Fraud Crimes
- Ohio Judge Reversed for “Vindictive Sentence”
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Sees Decline in Number of Cases That Go To Trial
- Ohio State Football Coach Zach Smith Represented by Attorney Brad Koffel
- Ohio State Law Requires An Investigation Before a Community Control Sentence
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Ruled on Cell Phone Searches Before SCOTUS
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Cash-Only Bonds
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Sentencing for Some OVI Offenders
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Specification for Repeat OVI Convictions Constitutional
- Ohio University Football Player Exonerated of False Campus Sexual Assault Accusation
- Ohio’s Fight Against Drugs Lacks Cohesiveness
- Ohio’s Yellow DUI License Plates
- One in Three Criminal Sexual Assault Allegations are Unfounded, Studies Suggest
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- Operation Ohio Knows: Over 160 Arrested in State’s Largest Human Trafficking Sting
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Passing Bad Checks Defined in Ohio
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Police Interrogations & Confessions
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Post-Release Control: When Is It Officially Over?
- Preparing A Client For Trial: Part 1
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Probable Cause Necessary Before Arrest Warrants, Rules Supreme Court
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Pseudomature Youth May Find Trouble Later in Life
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Reactions to Brad Koffel’s “Purpose Driven Law Practice” CLE
- Reducing Suspensions Improves Graduation Rates, Reduces Arrests
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Representing Head Shops
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Safe Campus Act Calls for Greater Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Sealed Rape-Flier Records Must Be Reopened
- Search of Vehicle After Questionable PC to Arrest Upheld
- Second District Appeals Court Affirms Mergers Take Place At Sentencing
- Self-Incrimination & The Sandusky Verdict
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Send Your Kids Away
- Sex Offender Registration and Notification in Ohio
- Sexual Battery & Date Rape: Past Uncharged Acts of The Accused are Inadmissible in Ohio Under Evid.R. 404(B)
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- Silk Road: Then and Now
- Social Networking & Teens
- Starting School Later Allows Students to Stay Alert & Out of Trouble, Study Says
- State v. Beverly Refines RICO to Favor the State (Even More)
- State v. Castagnola Has Important Implications for Warrants and Future Prosecutions
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- States Where Parole Boards Have the Most Power
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Stop Protesting, Says Juror #6
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- Supreme Court Rules That Collection of Cell Phone Information Requires a Warrant
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- Supreme Court says “Not So Fast” to K9 Drug Dogs
- Synthetic Drug Law Faces Scrutiny in Supreme Court
- Taking Prison Costs into Account in Sentencing
- Texting Ban in Ohio is Coming
- The “Science of Sentencing” in Ohio
- The Burden of Proof and George Zimmerman
- The End of the Silk Road
- The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas-Criminal Division
- The Law of Defending a Breath Test at Trial in Columbus, OH
- The Problem Is Not Just Your Brain. The Problem Is Boredom.
- The Right to Counsel
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Top Court in Ohio Refuses to Change Rules on Plea Bargains
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Trunk Searches & Odor of Marijuana
- United States Supreme Court Expands 4th Amendment Protection to Driveways
- University of Michigan Required to Allow Student Accused of Rape to Question His Accuser in Live Hearing
- Unquantified Data in the Criminal Justice System
- Unusual Tragedy Resolved in Court
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- Vivitrol Program Aims to Treat Addicts Already In the Legal System
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
- Warrantless Search During a Traffic Stop
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
- When Local Rules Strike
- When Probation Isn’t the Better Option
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why a Defendant Wouldn’t Take the Witness Stand
- Why Attractive People Get the Benefit of the Doubt
- Why Sexual Registration is Doomed for Failure
- Why Some Think Our Public Defender System Is Unconstitutional
- Xanax Use Among College Students Reaches “Epidemic” Proportions
- Your Case is Going Public
- Your Constitutional Right to an Attorney
- Zach Smith Agrees to Reduced Charges
Category: Criminal Investigations
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision to Suppress an Accused Murderer’s Statement
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Brad Koffel and Fran Tosi Ward Represent Client in Sexual Conduct Case
- Can Data-Driven Prosecution Really Stem Crime Rates?
- Can Police Access Your Social Media Information Without a Warrant?
- Columbus Lawyer Indicted on Theft Charges
- Court to Rule on Cellphone Searches After Arrests
- Criminal Defense Experts: Why and When We Use Them
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Franklin County Police Implement Eyeglass Cameras
- Is a Cop Obligated to Tell You Why You’re Being Arrested?
- Large Police Drug Raid
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Ohio DNA Felony Bill
- Ohio’s Fight Against Drugs Lacks Cohesiveness
- Probable Cause from a Trash Bin
- Probable Cause Necessary Before Arrest Warrants, Rules Supreme Court
- State v. Castagnola Has Important Implications for Warrants and Future Prosecutions
- Synthetic Forms of LSD and Other Drugs Taking Lives of Teens
- The End of the Silk Road
- The Ohio Bill That Makes Presentence Reports Optional
- The State of the Urban Meyer, Zach Smith Investigation
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
Category: CRIMINAL RULES--OHIO
- “Attempting to Cause an Unintended Death” Not a Recognized Crime in Ohio
- 10 Things You Need to Know About the Dublin Justice Center
- 2015 Year Review of U.S. & Ohio Criminal Case Law
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- Acetyl Fentanyl: The Dangerous “Gray Area” Drug Posing a Serious Threat to Users
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Appeals Court Reviews Robbery Case for Second Time This Year
- Brad Koffel and Fran Tosi Ward Represent Client in Sexual Conduct Case
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- Brad Koffel Represents Spinners Owner in Illegal Casino Case
- Collateral Consequences of a Conviction
- Columbus City Council Withdraws Objection to New Albany Bar’s Liquor License Renewal
- Court, But Nicer: VanDerKarr Leaves Legacy of Compassion
- Cyberbullying is A Serious Threat to Today’s Youth
- Did You Visit Amsun Massage? Koffel Law Firm Is Available for Consultations.
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Social Host Law Stricter Than State Law
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- DUI Prevention Device Bill Not Supported by Ohio Judges
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Felony vs. Misdemeanor OVI
- Fourth Amendment Rights of Passengers During Police Stops
- Franklin County Appeals Court Reversed Decision to Grant Judicial Release
- Judge Vanderkarr Weighs In On Ohio Drug Courts
- Judicial Release for First & Second-Degree Felony Offenders
- KLF Successful in Negotiating Early Release for Anthony Miller
- Koffel Gets Client’s Sexual Registration Conviction Reversed
- Koffel Law Firm Represents Five OSU Students Arrested During Mirror Lake Jump
- Koffel Represents Zanesville Mother in Drowning Death Case, Secures Probation
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- New LSD-Type Drug Plagues Central Ohio
- Offenders Must Pay Restitution Prior to Record Sealing, Rules Ohio High Court
- Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals Rules on Juvenile Bindover
- Ohio Appeals Court Says Police Search of Bathroom Stall Was Lawful
- Ohio Dram Shop Law
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio OVI Penalties
- Ohio State Law Requires An Investigation Before a Community Control Sentence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Sentencing for Some OVI Offenders
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Specification for Repeat OVI Convictions Constitutional
- Ohio Voters Reject Legalizing Marijuana
- Ohio Woman Prosecuted in the Tragic Death of 11-Month-Old Daughter
- Ohio’s High Court Rules Part of Gross Sexual Imposition Law Unconstitutional
- OVI Court Program Provides Hope for Offenders
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Probable Cause Necessary Before Arrest Warrants, Rules Supreme Court
- Proposed License Suspension Amendment Targets “Worst of the Worst”
- Representing Head Shops
- Sealed Rape-Flier Records Must Be Reopened
- Self-Defense Jury Instruction
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Significant Changes to Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Skilled Gaming Operator Gets 5 Years’ Probation
- State v. Beverly Refines RICO to Favor the State (Even More)
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- State v. Ware Decision Will Impact Judicial Release in Ohio
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- Supreme Court of Ohio Ruling on Protection Orders
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- Supreme Court: Tampering Convictions Require Proof of Evidence Related to an Investigation
- The “Science of Sentencing” in Ohio
- The Constitutionality of Ohio’s Early Release Options
- The Ohio Bill That Makes Presentence Reports Optional
- Truth In Plea Bargaining
- Understanding Ohio’s OVI Laws
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- Want to Get Tough on Heroin in Ohio? Spare the Rod
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
- When Probation Isn’t the Better Option
- Will All Drunk Drivers Be Subject to Ignition Breathalyzers?
- Your Constitutional Right to an Attorney
Category: Designer Drugs
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- Acetyl Fentanyl: The Dangerous “Gray Area” Drug Posing a Serious Threat to Users
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Bath Salt Copycat Drug Found in Southern Ohio
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Dismissals by the Court
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Large Police Drug Raid
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- New LSD-Type Drug Plagues Central Ohio
- New Type of Marijuana in Central Ohio Has Police Concerned
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Oxytocin: We Need to Pay Attention to This
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Prescription Drugs Creating Dangerous Criminals?
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Representing Head Shops
- Synthetic Drug Law Faces Scrutiny in Supreme Court
- Synthetic Forms of LSD and Other Drugs Taking Lives of Teens
- The Rules Judges Must Follow
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Local Rules Strike
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why Ohio Needs HB 4
Category: Domestic Violence
- 50 Shades of Grey Prompts Discussion About the Legality of Deviant Sexuality
- Domestic Violence Case: Failure to Advise of Sanction
- ILC Denial by Trial Court Not Appealable
- Man Appeals Domestic Violence and Abduction Conviction
- Ohio Supreme Court Wants Delaware County to Add a Judge
- Supreme Court of Ohio Ruling on Protection Orders
Category: double jeopardy
Category: Drug Crimes
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- 120 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Preble County
- 43 Suspects Indicted in Federal Court Over Drug Distribution Operation in Mansfield
- 60 Minutes Interviews KLF’s Scott VanDerKarr on Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
- 70 Pounds of Marijuana Seized During Traffic Stop in Fulton County
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- A.D.H.D. Diagnoses Rise in U.S.
- Aaron Haslam Chosen to Head State Medical Board
- ABC 6 Interviews Retired Judge VanDerKarr, Now With Koffel Law Firm
- Acetyl Fentanyl: The Dangerous “Gray Area” Drug Posing a Serious Threat to Users
- Affirmative Defenses in Ohio
- AG Establishes Heroin-Focused Drug Unit
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Amnesty Offer for Overdose Witnesses
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Attorney General Supports Proposal to Lessen Federal Drug Sentences
- Bath Salt Copycat Drug Found in Southern Ohio
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- Building a Trust Relationship with Your Teen
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Cleveland Area High Schools to Begin Mandatory Drug Testing
- Colleges Crack Down on Alcohol and Drug Use
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Cops Can’t Stall Traffic Stops for Drug Dogs, Supreme Court Says
- Court, But Nicer: VanDerKarr Leaves Legacy of Compassion
- Crime Lab Chemist Resigns After Allegations of Missing Drug Crime Evidence
- Critics Call Out Federal Prosecutors for “Harsh” Sentences
- Cuyahoga County Heroin Deaths Reach Record High in 2013
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Denial of Motion for Acquittal Erroneous in Drug Case
- Dismissals by the Court
- Do Nearly 20% of All American Youths Really Have ADHD?
- Do Ohioans Want to Legalize Marijuana?
- Does My Case Qualify for Drug Court?
- Does Prison Help Fix Addiction Problem?
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Drug Court Programs Offer Hope to Addicts in the Justice System
- Drug Dealers Consistently Use the US Postal Service to Ship Drugs
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health
- Expungement of Dismissed Charges
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- FDA Aims to Combat Opioid Addiction With Stronger Warnings
- FDA Approves Injection to Fight Drug Addiction
- Felony Change of Plea Process Example
- Fewer Criminal Are Going to Prison Every Year. Where Are They Going?
- Former Assistant Prosecutor Sentenced for Drug & Theft Offenses
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Growing Number of Young Women Battling Addiction
- Heroin Distribution in Columbus, OH
- High-Risk Behaviors Linked to Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Could Await Ohio Heroin Suppliers
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- K9 Search: 31 Minute Delay OK
- K9 Searches
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Know Your Rights in the New Year
- Koffel to Present on Criminal Consequences of Opiate Over-Prescription
- Large Police Drug Raid
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Marijuana Trafficking, CI’s and Entrapment
- Medicating vs. Incarcerating Heroin Addicts
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Miranda Search Warrant, Motion to Suppress Granted
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Child Endangerment Case
- Negotiated Plea Bar Subsequent Charges Out of Same Facts
- New Committee Seeks to Improve Drug Education in Ohio
- New Face of Heroin Addiction
- New LSD-Type Drug Plagues Central Ohio
- New Ohio Drug and Criminal Laws Effective 10/31/18
- New Studies Show Marijuana Effects May Be Greater Than Originally Thought
- New Study Paints Grim Picture of American Jails
- New Type of Marijuana in Central Ohio Has Police Concerned
- Ohio Appeals Court Says Police Search of Bathroom Stall Was Lawful
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Lawmakers Cracking Down on Fentanyl
- Ohio S.Ct. & State Discovery Violations
- Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers Seize $800,000 Worth of Heroin
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision to Not Include Filler in Cocaine Weight
- Ohio Voters Reject Legalizing Marijuana
- Ohio’s Fight Against Drugs Lacks Cohesiveness
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- Pill Disguised As Painkiller Causes 14 Fatal Overdoses
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Prescription Drugs Creating Dangerous Criminals?
- President Obama Proposes $1.1 Billion to Address Opioid and Heroin Epidemic
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Probable Cause from a Trash Bin
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- PTSD and the Military
- Reduced Minimum Sentences for Low-Level Drug Crimes
- Representing Head Shops
- Retired Ohio Drug Court Judge Scott VanDerKarr to Join The Koffel Law Firm
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Rising Popularity of Zombies
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Sealing of Drug-Related Offenses Reversed on Appeal
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- Silk Road: Then and Now
- Six State Crime Lab Employees Disciplined by Bureau of Criminal Investigation
- Social Networking & Teens
- Some Drug Charges No Longer Require License Suspension
- State v. Ware Decision Will Impact Judicial Release in Ohio
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Supreme Court says “Not So Fast” to K9 Drug Dogs
- Supreme Court: Tampering Convictions Require Proof of Evidence Related to an Investigation
- Synthetic Drug Law Faces Scrutiny in Supreme Court
- Synthetic Forms of LSD and Other Drugs Taking Lives of Teens
- Teacher Writes Letter to Students Telling of Son’s Overdose Death
- Texting Ban in Ohio is Coming
- The Problem Is Not Just Your Brain. The Problem Is Boredom.
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Trunk Searches & Odor of Marijuana
- Two-Day Operation Shield Program Results in 538 Citations
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vivitrol Program Aims to Treat Addicts Already In the Legal System
- Walk Through Nature, Your Subgenual Prefrontal Cortex Will Thank You
- Want to Get Tough on Heroin in Ohio? Spare the Rod
- Warrantless Search During a Traffic Stop
- We Are a Nation of Criminals
- When Local Rules Strike
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why Ohio Needs HB 4
- With Drug Overdoses On the Rise, Naloxone Offers Hope
- Xanax Use Among College Students Reaches “Epidemic” Proportions
- Your Case is Going Public
Category: Dublin
- 10 Things You Need to Know About the Dublin Justice Center
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Social Host Law Stricter Than State Law
- Dublin Taxi Driver Paid Teen Passengers to Strip
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
Category: DUI
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- “I Can’t Have a DUI” or “I Don’t Want a DUI”
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- 10 Things You Need to Know About the Dublin Justice Center
- 4 Ways to Get an OVI Dismissed
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A New Study Shows that Uber Does Not Reduce Drunk Driving
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Alcohol Monitoring Bracelets
- Ankle Bracelets on DUI Offenders
- Annie’s Law Approved by Ohio State Senate
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Attorney Brad Koffel Representing Franklin County Judge Arrested for DUI Following Concussion
- Attorney Brad Koffel Selected to the 2019 List of the Best Lawyers in America
- Brad Koffel Listed in Best Lawyers® 2014
- Brad Koffel named the 2017 DUI/DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year
- Breath Test Machines in Ohio Cars?
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Charged with a DUI in Ohio?
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Columbus Defense Attorney Brad Koffel Named to Best Lawyers 2021
- Columbus Police Targeting Wrong-Way or Impaired Drivers
- Columbus Police Warn Drivers to Watch Out for Super OVIs
- Common Mistakes to Avoid After a DUI Arrest in Ohio
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Controversial DUI Enforcement
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Denying Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Dismissals by the Court
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Don’t Drink and Drive, and Other Tips to Keep You Safe on the Road This Holiday Season
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Targets Super OVIs
- Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Social Host Law Stricter Than State Law
- DUI / OVI Field Test Evidence
- DUI Case Could Change Ohio Law
- DUI Checkpoint in Delaware County
- DUI Defense Strategies: What Your Lawyer Can Do
- DUI Prevention Device Bill Not Supported by Ohio Judges
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Overturns OMVI Ruling
- Franklin County DUI Task Force Announces Sobriety Checkpoints
- Franklin County Ohio DUI — Judges
- Have a DUI / OVI? Entering Canada Just Got a Lot Harder
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- Hilliard Sobriety Checkpoint Arrests
- How Reliable are Ignition Interlock Devices?
- In the Not-So-Distant Future, Your Car Might Not Let You Drive Drunk
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Is It Illegal To Warn Others About DUI Checkpoints?
- Is there such a thing as a Confidential Informant’s privilege.
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- KBN Named to 2022 “Best Law Firms” List
- Koffel Brininger Nesbitt Named Top-Tier Criminal Defense by U.S. News-Best Lawyers
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Lower Standard for Drunk Driving? This Firm Says “Yes”
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Man Sentenced To Three Years in Prison for Drunk Driving, Killing Unborn Child
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- Myths and Facts About Columbus, Ohio OVIs
- New Jail Options for DUI / OVI Cases
- New Ohio DUI Law
- Ohio Department of Health Finds a Way to Release Historical Breath Test Data
- Ohio DUI Habitual Offender Suspensions
- Ohio DUI Labor Day Enforcement
- Ohio DUI Lawyers Meet in Las Vegas
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio State Senate Nearing Deadline To Pass Annie’s Law
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer on Repeat OVI Convictions
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Contesting Breath Analyzer Machine Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Sentencing for Some OVI Offenders
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Specification for Repeat OVI Convictions Constitutional
- Ohio Troopers Target DUI / OVI During “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
- Ohio’s Diversion Programs for DUI Offenders: An Alternative to Traditional Sentencing
- Ohio’s Yellow DUI License Plates
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- OVI Court Program Provides Hope for Offenders
- OVI Judgment Reversed
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Police Video Server Issue Could Affect Columbus DUI Cases
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Proposed License Suspension Amendment Targets “Worst of the Worst”
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Sex Offender Registration and Notification in Ohio
- Sobriety Checkpoints Planned Across Central Ohio
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Substance Abuse Counselor Weighs in on Michael Phelps DUI
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- Supreme Court says “Not So Fast” to K9 Drug Dogs
- Texting Ban in Ohio is Coming
- The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas-Criminal Division
- The Koffel Law Firm Listed As A Tier 1 Best Law Firm
- The Law of Defending a Breath Test at Trial in Columbus, OH
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Troy Smith OVI Charges Dropped in Plea Deal
- Trunk Searches & Odor of Marijuana
- Two-Day Operation Shield Program Results in 538 Citations
- Types of Informants
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Warrantless Blood Draws
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- Walk Through Nature, Your Subgenual Prefrontal Cortex Will Thank You
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When the State Wants to Introduce Prior Bad Acts at Trial
- Why Are DUI Sentences Different County to County?
- Will All Drunk Drivers Be Subject to Ignition Breathalyzers?
- With Medical Marijuana Soon to Arrive in Ohio, Defense Attorneys Argue State’s Marijuana DUI Limit is Too Low
- Woman Smiling In Mugshot Gaining Media Attention
- You Can Still Get A DUI If You Smoke Pot
- Your Case is Going Public
Category: Ethics & Professionalism
- “Theft in Office” Charge Gets Former Drug Task Force Director 18-Month Prison Stint
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- Columbus Lawyer Indicted on Theft Charges
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Could Firing Squads be Making a Comeback?
- Cure for the Common Lazy Cop Syndrome
- Defending Theft / Embezzlement Cases
- Deferred Prosecution Agreements: Saves Money, Time & Careers
- Dismissals by the Court
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Former Allen County Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Evidence Theft
- Former Assistant Prosecutor Sentenced for Drug & Theft Offenses
- Franklin County Police Implement Eyeglass Cameras
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- KLF Successful in Negotiating Early Release for Anthony Miller
- Lawyer Accused of Prompting Inmate to Feign Suffocation During Execution
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- My Final Blog Post
- Ohio Supreme Court Amends Rules of Professional Conduct
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police Interrogations & Confessions
- Postal Service Confirms Photographing All U.S. Mail
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- Six State Crime Lab Employees Disciplined by Bureau of Criminal Investigation
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- When Local Rules Strike
Category: EVIDENCE
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision to Suppress an Accused Murderer’s Statement
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Arrest Warrant Does Not Waive All 4th Amendment Rights
- Brad Koffel Delivers Closing Argument in Leon Wilson Case, Mistrial Declared
- Can Police Access Your Social Media Information Without a Warrant?
- Can Police Officers Lie to Coerce a Confession?
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Cell Phone Forensics in Criminal Cases
- Court to Rule on Cellphone Searches After Arrests
- Criminal Defense Experts: Why and When We Use Them
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Targets Super OVIs
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- DUI / OVI Field Test Evidence
- Forensic Interview Admissible Once Defense Opened Door
- Former Allen County Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Evidence Theft
- Fourth Amendment Rights of Passengers During Police Stops
- Franklin County Police Implement Eyeglass Cameras
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- Know Your Rights in the New Year
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Large Police Drug Raid
- Like a Breathalyzer for Texting
- Man Appeals Domestic Violence and Abduction Conviction
- Mark O’Mara and Zimmerman’s Defense
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Ohio Department of Health Finds a Way to Release Historical Breath Test Data
- Ohio DNA Felony Bill
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Ohio High Court Rules On Third Degree Robbery
- Ohio Supreme Court Permits “Character” Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Contesting Breath Analyzer Machine Evidence
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- Police Interrogations & Confessions
- Police Video Server Issue Could Affect Columbus DUI Cases
- Postal Service Confirms Photographing All U.S. Mail
- Probable Cause from a Trash Bin
- Probable Cause Necessary Before Arrest Warrants, Rules Supreme Court
- Safe Campus Act Calls for Greater Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
- Sex Offense Conviction Not Supported by Sufficient Evidence
- State v. Castagnola Has Important Implications for Warrants and Future Prosecutions
- Supreme Court Allows DNA Collection Post-Arrest
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- Supreme Court: Tampering Convictions Require Proof of Evidence Related to an Investigation
- The Burden of Proof and George Zimmerman
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
Category: EVIDENCE RULES
Category: Expungement
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Little-Known Facts About Expungement
- Marijuana Trafficking, CI’s and Entrapment
- Offenders Must Pay Restitution Prior to Record Sealing, Rules Ohio High Court
- Sealed Rape-Flier Records Must Be Reopened
- Sealing of Drug-Related Offenses Reversed on Appeal
Category: Firm News
- 80 Arrested in Columbus, Over 200 Statewide in Ohio Human Trafficking Operation
- A Trial Court Must Explain To A Defendant The “Maximum Penalty Involved” When Accepting a Plea of Guilty or No Contest
- An Open Letter To Parents
- Attorney Brad Koffel Earns 2019 Judicial AV Preeminent® Rating
- Attorney Brad Koffel Selected to the 2019 List of the Best Lawyers in America
- Attorney Koffel Negotiates Plea Deal for Former Deputy Fire Chief
- Attorneys Brad Koffel & Will Nesbitt Named to 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers Magazine
- Attorneys Brad Koffel & Will Nesbitt Selected to 2020 Super Lawyers® Listings
- Brad Koffel Discusses Dr. Husel’s Suit for Legal Fees on The Mark Blazor Show
- Brad Koffel Earns 15th Selection to The Best Lawyers in America®
- Brad Koffel Gets Cases Closed For Clients Facing Sex Crime Investigations
- Brad Koffel Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America”
- Brad Koffel Named One of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ohio
- Brad Koffel named the 2017 DUI/DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year
- Brad Koffel Named to Best Lawyers© 2020
- Brad Koffel Represents Chess Teacher Accused of Sex Abuse
- Columbus Defense Attorney Brad Koffel Named to Best Lawyers 2021
- Convicted Felon Released Early from Prison with Attorney Brad Koffel’s Representation
- Fire Lieutenant Charged with Inappropriate Conduct with a Minor
- Firm Name Change: Koffel Brininger Nesbitt
- Google AI Technology Flags Dad Who Took Photos of Son for Doctor
- KBN Legal Team Recognized in 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- KBN Named Earns 2021 Tier 1 “Best Law Firms” Ranking
- KBN Named to 2022 “Best Law Firms” List
- KBN Secures Reduced Sentence, Early Release for Former Ohio State Diving Club Coach
- Koffel Brininger Nesbitt Named Top-Tier Criminal Defense by U.S. News-Best Lawyers
- Koffel Client Found Not Guilty of Sexual Imposition Charges
- Koffel Law Firm Selected to List of Best Law Firms
- Koffel Law Firm Selected to List of the Best Law Firms as a Tier 1 Firm
- Koffel Secures Release of Former Chillicothe High School Principal
- Ohio University Football Player Exonerated of False Campus Sexual Assault Accusation
- Reactions to Brad Koffel’s “Purpose Driven Law Practice” CLE
- Rest In Peace, Bill Meeks
- The Koffel Law Firm Listed As A Tier 1 Best Law Firm
- The State of the Urban Meyer, Zach Smith Investigation
Category: GAMBLING
Category: General
- 7 Tips for Parents During Graduation Season
- A Defendant’s Right to Discovery of Texts & Email of Alleged Victims
- A Trial Court Must Explain To A Defendant The “Maximum Penalty Involved” When Accepting a Plea of Guilty or No Contest
- Artists Gentrify Columbus Neighborhood to Create New Community
- Attorney Brad Koffel Earns 2019 Judicial AV Preeminent® Rating
- Attorney Brad Koffel Selected to the 2019 List of the Best Lawyers in America
- Attorneys Brad Koffel & Will Nesbitt Selected to 2020 Super Lawyers® Listings
- Brad Koffel Named to Best Lawyers© 2020
- California High Schools Required to Teach “Yes Means Yes”
- Changes to Sexual Assault and Harassment Allegations from Betsy DeVos Primed to Give Greater Protections to Accused Students
- Convicted Felon Released Early from Prison with Attorney Brad Koffel’s Representation
- Delaware County Court Opens First Juvenile Assessment Center
- Drunk Sex May Turn Out to be Sexual Battery in Ohio
- Firm Name Change: Koffel Brininger Nesbitt
- Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Misdemeanor Charge in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
- Former STP Frontman Scott Weiland Found Dead at 48
- Franklin County Municipal Court Judges & Prosecutors
- Getting to Know You to Achieve the Best Results
- Government Shutdown Show: Hockey Talk with a Former NHL’er
- KBN Named Earns 2021 Tier 1 “Best Law Firms” Ranking
- Koffel Brininger Nesbitt Named Top-Tier Criminal Defense by U.S. News-Best Lawyers
- Koffel Law Firm Selected to List of the Best Law Firms as a Tier 1 Firm
- Koffel Secures Release of Former Chillicothe High School Principal
- New Apple iOS Update Includes Feature That Prevents Police, Third Parties from Unlocking iPhones
- New Study of College Students Finds That the Overwhelming Majority Want Due Process Rights
- Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers Seize $800,000 Worth of Heroin
- Ohio Supreme Court Refuses to Protect Teen’s Admission of Sex Crimes Confession to Caseworker
- Ohio University Football Player Exonerated of False Campus Sexual Assault Accusation
- Ohio’s Good Samaritan Law Applies to All Emergency Responders
- Preparing A Client For Trial: Part 1
- Prescription Drugs Creating Dangerous Criminals?
- Professional Licensees Have Very Limited Right to Remain Silent When Being Investigated by Their Licensing Board Per Ohio Supreme Court
- Some Drug Charges No Longer Require License Suspension
- Supreme Court Rules That Collection of Cell Phone Information Requires a Warrant
- The Koffel Law Firm Listed As A Tier 1 Best Law Firm
- Title IX: More Courts Side in Favor of Accused in Federal Lawsuits
- University of Michigan Required to Allow Student Accused of Rape to Question His Accuser in Live Hearing
Category: Guns
Category: In the News
- “Mexico Will Pay for It” – Breaking Through the Noise about the Wall
- 16 year Old Accused of Rape, Avoids Charges. His Lawyers Respect Decision of Prosecutor
- 2021 SCOTUS to Decide if 5th Amendment Protects Phone Passwords
- 37 Officers Graduate from Ohio State Patrol’s Peace Officer Class
- 43 Suspects Indicted in Federal Court Over Drug Distribution Operation in Mansfield
- 60 Minutes Interviews KLF’s Scott VanDerKarr on Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
- 80 Arrested in Columbus, Over 200 Statewide in Ohio Human Trafficking Operation
- A Not Guilty Verdict
- A Trial Court Must Explain To A Defendant The “Maximum Penalty Involved” When Accepting a Plea of Guilty or No Contest
- ABC 6 Interviews Retired Judge VanDerKarr, Now With Koffel Law Firm
- Alabama Passes Chemical Castration Law for Sex Offenders
- An Open Letter To Parents
- Anthony Miller Receives Sentence of 4 Years, 10 Months in Prison
- Appeals Court Overturns Life Sentences for Man Convicted of Rape Due to Hearsay
- Apple Unveils Software That Will Scan iPhones for Child Abuse Images and Messages
- Athens County Municipal Court Opts for Ankle Monitors in Lieu of Jail in Pending Criminal Cases
- Attorney Brad Koffel Appears on 610 WTVN to Discuss $3M Bond for Former Columbus Police Officer Charged with Murder
- Attorney Brad Koffel Comments on High Profile Sex Crime Case, Client’s Plea Deal
- Attorney Brad Koffel Discusses COVID-19 Containment & Re-Opening The Economy
- Attorney Brad Koffel Discusses Franklin County Judge DUI Case
- Attorney Brad Koffel Discusses Rape and ‘Regret Sex’ on ABC6
- Attorney Brad Koffel joins Joel Riley to Discuss the Recent Ohio State Fair Tragedy
- Attorney Brad Koffel Joins John Corby to Discuss the Legal Side of Sexual Harassment and Assault
- Attorney Brad Koffel Joins Westside Jeff on 610 WTVN
- Attorney Brad Koffel Representing Franklin County Judge Arrested for DUI Following Concussion
- Attorney Brad Koffel Represents Gwinnett Braves Player Accused of Rape
- Attorney Brad Koffel Selected to the 2019 List of the Best Lawyers in America
- Attorney Koffel Negotiates Plea Deal for Former Deputy Fire Chief
- Attorneys Brad Koffel & Will Nesbitt Selected to 2020 Super Lawyers® Listings
- Brad Koffel Comments on “Bad Optics,” Reduced Charge in Case Against Lima Teacher
- Brad Koffel Comments on Upper Arlington Teacher Indicted on Sex Charges
- Brad Koffel Delivers Closing Argument in Leon Wilson Case, Mistrial Declared
- Brad Koffel Discusses Columbus Restaurant & Bar COVID-19 Guidelines on 610 WTVN Radio
- Brad Koffel Discusses Dr. Husel’s Suit for Legal Fees on The Mark Blazor Show
- Brad Koffel Discusses Grand Juries on Bret Adams’ Podcast
- Brad Koffel Discusses Kids & Bad Decisions with WTVN’s Joel Riley
- Brad Koffel Discusses Ohio State Players’ Rape, Kidnapping Arrests
- Brad Koffel Earns 15th Selection to The Best Lawyers in America®
- Brad Koffel Featured in ColumbusBusinessFirst.com
- Brad Koffel Gets Cases Closed For Clients Facing Sex Crime Investigations
- Brad Koffel Listed in Best Lawyers® 2014
- Brad Koffel Named a “Top 100 Trial Lawyer in America”
- Brad Koffel Named One of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in Ohio
- Brad Koffel named the 2017 DUI/DWI Defense Lawyer of the Year
- Brad Koffel Named to Best Lawyers© 2020
- Brad Koffel on 610 WTVN
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- Brad Koffel Represents Chess Teacher Accused of Sex Abuse
- Brad Koffel Represents Spinners Owner in Illegal Casino Case
- Brad Koffel Secures Not Guilty on All Counts in Sex-with-Minor Case
- Brad Koffel Secures Not Guilty Verdict in Multi-Count Rape Trial
- Brad Koffel Selected One of the “10 Best” Attorneys in Ohio
- Can I Sue an Accuser for Defamation?
- Can Ohio Police Interview Juveniles Without Their Parents Present?
- Cell Phone Forensics in Criminal Cases
- Child Pornography Investigations in Ohio
- Cleveland Area High Schools to Begin Mandatory Drug Testing
- Columbus Defense Attorney Brad Koffel Named to Best Lawyers 2021
- Content Bombardment & Biasness: Why Things May Not be as Bad as They Seem
- Convicted Felon Released Early from Prison with Attorney Brad Koffel’s Representation
- COVID-19 Update: Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Continuances
- Delaware County Court Opens First Juvenile Assessment Center
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Does the Color of Your Vehicle Match the Color Noted on Your Registration? If Not, You Could Be Pulled Over.
- Drunk Sex May Turn Out to be Sexual Battery in Ohio
- Early Prison Release Request by Former Newark Teacher
- Exodus of Prosecutors in Franklin County Raises Concern Over Impact on Court System, Criminal Cases
- Federal Government Steps in to Stop Seclusion of Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders in Ohio
- Federal Prosecutors Announce First PPP Loan Fraud Case
- Fire Lieutenant Charged with Inappropriate Conduct with a Minor
- Firm Name Change: Koffel Brininger Nesbitt
- Former Allen County Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Evidence Theft
- Former County Administrator Sentenced for Theft
- Former Dresden Auxiliary Police Officer Granted Early Release from Prison
- Former Ohio State Diving Club Coach Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Battery Charges, Koffel Says it Was Consensual
- Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Misdemeanor Charge in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
- Franklin County Bond Hearings Going 100% Video
- Franklin County Officers Begin Operation Verify To Confirm Sex Offenders’ Addresses
- Franklin County Unveils New Jail Facility
- Google AI Technology Flags Dad Who Took Photos of Son for Doctor
- GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION (GSI) CONVICTION REVERSED IN DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO
- Grove City Woman Avoids Jail In Vehicular Manslaughter Tragedy
- Heisman Winner Pleads Not Guilty
- Highlighting Cases of Note from 2017
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- Independent Schools Who Took PPP Must Comply With Title IX
- KBN Handles Sex Crime & Title IX Cases Nationwide
- KBN Legal Team Recognized in 2021 Ohio Super Lawyers
- KBN Named Earns 2021 Tier 1 “Best Law Firms” Ranking
- KBN Named to 2022 “Best Law Firms” List
- KBN Retained by Marion County Judge, Wife in Hit Skip Case
- KBN Secures Dismissal on Eve of Trial in College Sex Crime Case
- KBN Secures Not Guilty Verdict in Sex Crime Trial
- KBN Secures Reduced Sentence, Early Release for Former Ohio State Diving Club Coach
- KBN Wins Reversal of Trial Judge’s Decision to Only Permit One Defense Attorney for Rape Trial
- KLF Successful in Negotiating Early Release for Anthony Miller
- KLF’s Preventative Law Practice Featured in ABA Journal
- Koffel Brininger Nesbitt Named Top-Tier Criminal Defense by U.S. News-Best Lawyers
- Koffel Law Firm Selected to List of the Best Law Firms as a Tier 1 Firm
- Koffel Represents Zanesville Mother in Drowning Death Case, Secures Probation
- Koffel Secures Release of Former Chillicothe High School Principal
- Koffel to Present on Criminal Consequences of Opiate Over-Prescription
- Large Police Drug Raid
- Law Changes in June 2016
- List of Top Judges on the Franklin County Municipal Court Bench
- Man Accused of Writing Anti-Islamic Graffiti on Mosque Pleads Not Guilty
- Man Sentenced To Three Years in Prison for Drunk Driving, Killing Unborn Child
- New “Smart On Crime” Legislation
- New Distracted Driving Law Takes Effect in Ohio
- New Ohio Drug and Criminal Laws Effective 10/31/18
- New Ohio Law Determines Banks Can Be Victims of Forgery
- New Trial for Woman Convicted of Aggravated Murder & Burglary
- NOT GUILTY VERDICT
- Off-Campus Snapchats Are (Mostly) Protected Speech, SCOTUS Rules
- Officer Chuck Collier selected as School Resource Officer of the Year
- OH Appeals Court Reverses Drug Trafficking Verdict in Clark County
- OH Supreme Court Overturns Drug Conviction Over Warrantless Bookbag Search
- Ohio Appeals Court Rules to Release Jury Questionnaires in Second Trial Over Fatal Police Shooting
- Ohio Court Concludes Title IX Student Files are “PUBLIC RECORDS”
- Ohio Court Rules Police Dash-Cam Videos are Not Public Records
- Ohio Crime Labs Can Now Differentiate Between Marijuana & Hemp
- Ohio DNA Felony Bill
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio Judge Reversed for “Vindictive Sentence”
- Ohio Lawmakers Cracking Down on Fentanyl
- Ohio Sex Crime Sting: Statewide Operation Nets 100+ Arrests
- Ohio State Football Coach Zach Smith Represented by Attorney Brad Koffel
- Ohio State Police Make Over 250 Drug, Weapons Arrests in 6-State Trooper Project
- Ohio State Rape Case Shows Importance of Communication & Consent
- Ohio State’s Sex Assault Office Failed to Report Nearly 60 Possible Felonies
- Ohio Supreme Court Clarifies Admission Process for Other-Acts Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Defines ‘Nudity’ In Child Pornography Case
- Ohio Supreme Court Refuses to Protect Teen’s Admission of Sex Crimes Confession to Caseworker
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Against Cash-Only Bonds
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Defendant in Rape Case
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Sexual Battery Statue Unconstitutional
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Mandatory Sentences for Juveniles are Constitutional
- Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Heroin Dealer’s Conviction For Death of User
- Ohio Supreme Court: Amended Self-Defense Burden of Proof Applies in Trials From 2019 Effective Date
- Ohio Supreme Court: Victim Seated at Prosecutor’s Table Violated Defendant’s Constitutional Rights
- Ohio Troopers Target DUI / OVI During “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Campaign
- Ohio University Football Player Exonerated of False Campus Sexual Assault Accusation
- Ohio Woman Prosecuted in the Tragic Death of 11-Month-Old Daughter
- Ohio’s Good Samaritan Law Applies to All Emergency Responders
- Ohio’s Revised 2019 Ohio Sex Offender Registration Chart Now in Effect
- Omar Reyes Wins 2024 Koffel | Brininger | Nesbitt Application of Law Scholarship
- One in Three Criminal Sexual Assault Allegations are Unfounded, Studies Suggest
- Operation Ohio Knows: Over 160 Arrested in State’s Largest Human Trafficking Sting
- Pre-Sentencing Investigations and Character Witnesses at Sentencing
- Preparing A Client For Trial: Part 1
- Professional Licensees Have Very Limited Right to Remain Silent When Being Investigated by Their Licensing Board Per Ohio Supreme Court
- Reactions to Brad Koffel’s “Purpose Driven Law Practice” CLE
- Retired Ohio Drug Court Judge Scott VanDerKarr to Join The Koffel Law Firm
- SCOTUS Strikes Down New York’s Concealed Carry Licensing Law
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Settlement Reached Over Penn State’s Handling of Sexual Misconduct Cases
- Sheriff Retains Brad Koffel in Corruption Case
- Skilled Gaming Operator Gets 5 Years’ Probation
- Strong Thoughts on Syria, Democracy & Defense Secretary Mattis
- SUPREME COURT REVERSES RAPE CONVICTION
- Supreme Court Rules That Collection of Cell Phone Information Requires a Warrant
- Supreme Court’s Ruling on Excessive Fines Could Make it Harder for Police to Seize Your Assets
- The Koffel Law Firm Listed As A Tier 1 Best Law Firm
- The Pitfalls of Choosing a Lawyer on Bret Adam’s Podcast
- The State of the Urban Meyer, Zach Smith Investigation
- Thousands of Cruiser Videos Deleted From Columbus Police System
- Title IX Revisions Face Legal Challenges Under New Administration
- Title IX: Another Biden Screw Up
- Title IX: More Courts Side in Favor of Accused in Federal Lawsuits
- Troy Smith OVI Charges Dropped in Plea Deal
- Using Polygraph Tests When Screen Clients
- Virtual Courtrooms & COVID-19: The New Normal?
- Will Nesbitt Receives “10 Best” Award from the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
- With Medical Marijuana Soon to Arrive in Ohio, Defense Attorneys Argue State’s Marijuana DUI Limit is Too Low
- Yale Sees Rise in Sexual Misconduct Complaints in Fall Semester As Policy Changes Loom Large
- Zach Smith Agrees to Reduced Charges
Category: Judgment Entry
- “Attempting to Cause an Unintended Death” Not a Recognized Crime in Ohio
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Appeals Court Reviews Robbery Case for Second Time This Year
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- Former County Administrator Sentenced for Theft
- Franklin County Appeals Court Reversed Decision to Grant Judicial Release
- Judge Accuses Juror of Causing a Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
- Judge Vanderkarr Weighs In On Ohio Drug Courts
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Man Appeals Domestic Violence and Abduction Conviction
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Child Endangerment Case
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Second District Appeals Court Affirms Mergers Take Place At Sentencing
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- When Probation Isn’t the Better Option
Category: Judicial Updates
- Former Fairfield County Prosecutor Announces Plans to Run for Judge
- Franklin County Announces 2015 Judges
- Franklin County Judge Hopefuls Challenge Incumbents
- Judge Merrick Garland Nominated to Supreme Court as Scalia Replacement
- Judicial Release in Ohio — Early Release from Prison
- New Distracted Driving Law Takes Effect in Ohio
- Ohio Lawmakers Cracking Down on Fentanyl
- Ohio Now Provides Informative Video to Potential Jurors
- Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision to Not Include Filler in Cocaine Weight
- Plans for New Delaware County Judicial Building Revealed
- Sean McCarthy Appointed as Franklin County Municipal Court Judge
- Supreme Court Rules That Collection of Cell Phone Information Requires a Warrant
- Title IX Revisions Face Legal Challenges Under New Administration
- University of Michigan Required to Allow Student Accused of Rape to Question His Accuser in Live Hearing
Category: Juvenile Crimes
- 60 Minutes Interviews KLF’s Scott VanDerKarr on Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
- Brad Koffel on 610 WTVN
- Delaware County Court Opens First Juvenile Assessment Center
- FDA Aims to Combat Opioid Addiction With Stronger Warnings
- Investigation Into Nude Photos Circulating Around a Virginia Middle School Continues to Grow
- Is it Rape if Both Parties Are Drunk?
- Ohio Supreme Court Considering Whether Sex Law Applies to Minors Under 13 Years Old
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Mandatory Sentences for Juveniles are Constitutional
Category: K9 Searches
Category: Legislative Updates
- 2015 Year Review of U.S. & Ohio Criminal Case Law
- Annie’s Law Approved by Ohio State Senate
- Civil Forfeiture Bill Ready for Ohio State Senate Vote
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Court of Appeals Rules That Criminal Mug Shots Can Be Withheld
- Hearing Arguments on Child Pornography Victim Restitution
- Highlighting Cases of Note from 2017
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- More Privacy for Juvenile and Domestic Cases in Ohio
- New Ohio Drug and Criminal Laws Effective 10/31/18
- Ohio State Senate Nearing Deadline To Pass Annie’s Law
- Ohio Supreme Court Amends Rules of Professional Conduct
- Ohio Supreme Court Considering Whether Sex Law Applies to Minors Under 13 Years Old
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Sexual Battery Statue Unconstitutional
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Dash-Cam Footage Is Public Record, Can Be Redacted
- Ohio’s Good Samaritan Law Applies to All Emergency Responders
- Proposed Reforms to Ohio Prisons Could Send 3,400 People Elsewhere
- Safe Campus Act Calls for Greater Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
- Significant Changes to Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Some Drug Charges No Longer Require License Suspension
- The Ohio Bill That Makes Presentence Reports Optional
- Will Warrants Be Required for Obtaining Cellphone Records?
- You Can Still Get A DUI If You Smoke Pot
Category: Marijuana in Ohio
- 120 Pounds of Marijuana Seized in Preble County
- 70 Pounds of Marijuana Seized During Traffic Stop in Fulton County
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Bad Affidavit for Drug Search Warrant / Electric Bills
- Colleges Crack Down on Alcohol and Drug Use
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Do Ohioans Want to Legalize Marijuana?
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- Internet & Criminal Background Checks
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- K9 Searches
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Large Police Drug Raid
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Negotiated Plea Bar Subsequent Charges Out of Same Facts
- New Committee Seeks to Improve Drug Education in Ohio
- New Studies Show Marijuana Effects May Be Greater Than Originally Thought
- New Type of Marijuana in Central Ohio Has Police Concerned
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Send Your Kids Away
- Supreme Court says “Not So Fast” to K9 Drug Dogs
- Trunk Searches & Odor of Marijuana
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
- With Medical Marijuana Soon to Arrive in Ohio, Defense Attorneys Argue State’s Marijuana DUI Limit is Too Low
- You Can Still Get A DUI If You Smoke Pot
Category: Ohio Criminal Law Changes
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- 2015 Year Review of U.S. & Ohio Criminal Case Law
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- Amnesty Offer for Overdose Witnesses
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Court of Appeals Rules That Criminal Mug Shots Can Be Withheld
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Do Ohioans Want to Legalize Marijuana?
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Highlighting Cases of Note from 2017
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Law Changes in June 2016
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Misdemeanor Plea Bargains Bar Felony Prosecution for Same Conduct
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Negotiated Plea Bar Subsequent Charges Out of Same Facts
- New Ohio Drug and Criminal Laws Effective 10/31/18
- New Ohio Sentencing Law Change
- Ohio DNA Felony Bill
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Lawmakers Cracking Down on Fentanyl
- Ohio Supreme Court Considering Whether Sex Law Applies to Minors Under 13 Years Old
- Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision to Not Include Filler in Cocaine Weight
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Sexual Battery Statue Unconstitutional
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- Reversing a Conviction on “Manifest Weight of the Evidence” Challenge
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Significant Changes to Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Some Drug Charges No Longer Require License Suspension
- The Constitutionality of Ohio’s Early Release Options
- Top Court in Ohio Refuses to Change Rules on Plea Bargains
- Will All Drunk Drivers Be Subject to Ignition Breathalyzers?
- You Can Still Get A DUI If You Smoke Pot
Category: Ohio Supreme Court
- “Attempting to Cause an Unintended Death” Not a Recognized Crime in Ohio
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Unmistakable Crime” Doctrine Disavowed
- 2015 Year Review of U.S. & Ohio Criminal Case Law
- A Primer on Merger of Convictions in Ohio
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeals Court Reviews Robbery Case for Second Time This Year
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- Can OVI & Aggravated Vehicular Assault Be Sentenced Separately?
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Debtors’ Prison Deemed Unconstitutional by Ohio Supreme Court
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- FCCS Records of Alleged Child Abuse Confidential, Says Ohio Supreme Court
- Hung Juries, Re-trials & Double Jeopardy
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- Man’s Constitutional Rights Violated in Warrantless Search
- More Privacy for Juvenile and Domestic Cases in Ohio
- Negotiated Plea Bar Subsequent Charges Out of Same Facts
- Ohio Department of Health Finds a Way to Release Historical Breath Test Data
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Ohio High Court Rules On Third Degree Robbery
- Ohio Judicial Release Hearings
- Ohio Now Provides Informative Video to Potential Jurors
- Ohio S. Ct. Limits Restitution in Theft Cases
- Ohio Supreme Court Amends Rules of Professional Conduct
- Ohio Supreme Court Considering Whether Sex Law Applies to Minors Under 13 Years Old
- Ohio Supreme Court Defines ‘Nudity’ In Child Pornography Case
- Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer on Repeat OVI Convictions
- Ohio Supreme Court Makes Ruling Defining Medical Records
- Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Decision to Not Include Filler in Cocaine Weight
- Ohio Supreme Court Ruled on Cell Phone Searches Before SCOTUS
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Defendant in Rape Case
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Sentencing for Some OVI Offenders
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Sexual Battery Statue Unconstitutional
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Specification for Repeat OVI Convictions Constitutional
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Dash-Cam Footage Is Public Record, Can Be Redacted
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Mandatory Sentences for Juveniles are Constitutional
- Ohio Supreme Court Wants Delaware County to Add a Judge
- Ohio Supreme Court: Amended Self-Defense Burden of Proof Applies in Trials From 2019 Effective Date
- Ohio’s Good Samaritan Law Applies to All Emergency Responders
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Probable Cause from a Trash Bin
- Probable Cause Necessary Before Arrest Warrants, Rules Supreme Court
- Registration of Sex Offense Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Sealed Rape-Flier Records Must Be Reopened
- Sex-Offender Registration and Notification Requirements Deemed Constitutional
- Significant Changes to Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure
- State v. Beverly Refines RICO to Favor the State (Even More)
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- State v. Ware Decision Will Impact Judicial Release in Ohio
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- Supreme Court of Ohio Ruling on Protection Orders
- SUPREME COURT REVERSES RAPE CONVICTION
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- Supreme Court: Tampering Convictions Require Proof of Evidence Related to an Investigation
- The Ohio Bill That Makes Presentence Reports Optional
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Warrantless Blood Draws
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- When Local Rules Strike
Category: On the Radio
- “Mexico Will Pay for It” – Breaking Through the Noise about the Wall
- 100th Episode of For the Defense: Democratic Debates & Ohio Fireworks Laws
- A New Administration and With It, A Lot of Changes
- A Tribute to Bush 41; Mueller is a Counter-Intelligence Investigation, Not a Criminal Investigation
- A Tribute to John Corby, The Turpin Family (Who are These People?), and the Dr. Larry Nassar Case
- A Windy Sunday Episode: Arrests & Legal Issues Involving Coaches, Collegiate Athletes, and Actors
- Adolphus Washington’s Gun Case and August Busch IV’s Bizarre Helicopter DUI Case
- All About COVID-19: A Dramatic Change in America
- Amazon Echo Privacy Concerns, Asian Massage Parlors & #METOO = No Due Process
- America the Beautiful, Good or Bad & Zach Smith on Learning From the Past
- Anxiety in America: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Attorney Brad Koffel Discusses False Sex Allegations on Westside Jeff on 610 WTVN
- Attorney Brad Koffel Discusses the Zach Smith Case on 105.7 WXZX
- Attorney Brad Koffel Discusses Trouble at Graduation Parties on Westside Jeff on 610 WTVN
- Bad Mom of the Year, Zeke Elliott, Apps Parents Need to Know, Hilliard Student in Columbine-Style Case, Campus Sex Thoughts
- Bill Cosby Goes Back to Trial – He’s Probably Going to Die in Prison
- Bill Cosby Trial Update & FBI Raid of Attorney Michael Cohen’s Office
- Border Security by Any Other Name, Jeff Bezos Blackmail & Bigamy Laws
- Brad Koffel Discusses Dr. Husel’s Suit for Legal Fees on The Mark Blazor Show
- Brad Koffel Discusses Sexual Battery on 610 WTVN
- Breaking Down the Bill Cosby Case
- Carter Page, the Horowitz Report, and More!
- Confirmation Bias, Electric Scooters, and the Importance of the Family Road Trip
- Content Bombardment & Biasness: Why Things May Not be as Bad as They Seem
- Criminal Justice Reform and O.J. Simpson’s Las Vegas Robbery Case
- Critical Legal Advice for Recent HS Graduates, How Harvey Weinstein Could Walk, No Beat Down for Lucas Glover, and Trump’s Pardons
- Domestic Violence and Reasonable Parental Discipline – What Happens If Someone Calls 911?
- Dotards, Hazing, & School Resource Officer of the Year
- Drugs 101: Drug Trafficking, Drug Possession, Drug Busts, and More
- DUI Traffic Stops and Field Sobriety Tests in Ohio
- ESPN Radio’s Ryan Russillo, Bill Cosby, Judges Carrying Guns, 13 Reasons Why, Vape Pens, and Las Vegas Fights
- Father’s Day Bonanza: Foreign Affairs, Classified Info & Alabama’s New Castration Law
- Federal Powers, Checks & Balances, School Openings & More
- Fireworks and DUI Over the Holiday Weekend
- For the Defense 90th Show: Separation of Church & State & Political Party Branding
- For the Defense: Is Rudy Causing Trouble? Syria? How Not to Deal With Your Lawyer
- For the Defense: a Slow News Week
- For the Defense: Are We in a Cold Civil War?
- For the Defense: Back-to-School Special
- For the Defense: Cinco de Mayo, Religion in Schools & Prison Time
- For the Defense: Comments on Cases, Latest Stings & Kids Who Get in Trouble
- For the Defense: Finding a “Front Porch” in a Changing America
- For the Defense: Foreign Affairs & America’s Role on World Stage
- For the Defense: High Profile Cases, Deporting the Dreamers, Louisiana’s Law & More
- For the Defense: Mental Health, Addiction, and Criminal Behavior
- For the Defense: Mike Davis, Crime & Punishment, & Defending the Constitution
- For The Defense: Presidential Impeachment, Teens Tried As Adults & A Little Football Talk
- For the Defense: Sean Connery, Home Security, Koch Bros & Twitter Tirades
- For the Defense: Skyler Richardson and the 5th Amendment
- For the Defense: The Epstein Episode
- Forecasting the Fate of the Fantastical Flynn
- Franklin County is Getting Hit with Death Penalty Cases – What You Should Know About the Death Penalty
- Fraternities Are Inherently Dangerous….And Fun: Behind Closed Doors
- Fraternities: Do You Want Your Son to Pledge?
- Government Shutdown Show: Hockey Talk with a Former NHL’er
- Gun Violence, Police Lockdowns, and Unexpected Time-Travelers
- Hazing: Fraternity Right of Passage or Federal Offense?
- Impeachment: Purpose Offense & The Importance of Context
- In Defense of United States Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and Teen Sex with OSU Psychiatrist Dr. Eileen Ryan
- Labor Day, United States Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh, and Interesting Criminal Law News
- Leap Year Lessons, Presidential Primaries & COVID-19
- Manafort, Mueller, and Ohio Attorney General Candidate Dave Yost
- Media vs OSU
- Mental Illness or Brooding Teen? Looking Out For Warning Signs, and What Happens if Your Kid Causes a School Evacuation?
- Michael Flynn Switching Teams, Revenge Porn, Roy Moore, the Death Penalty
- More on Brett Kavanaugh, ‘Woke’, and Political Correctness
- Mt. Carmel Doctor’s Murder Charges & A Dissection of Democrat
- Never Talk to the Cops, Trump Should Not Talk to Mueller, and Should Kids be Required to Register as Sex Offenders?
- Ohio State’s Drubbing of Xichigan and The Rhoden Murders in Pike County, Ohio
- One of My Favorite Cases: Scott’s Story – From Attempted Suicide by Cop to Business Owner
- Online Child Pornography, Mandatory Prison Sentences, and Sex Offender Reform
- Pain Pills, Heroin and Fentanyl
- Post-Masters Show, Mueller Investigators & More
- Public Indecency, Criminal Mischief, Disorderly Conduct, and the Risks of a Phone and Camera-Filled World
- Quid Pro Quo & Impeaching the Sitting President
- Scary Dads, Bad Moms, Hot for Teacher & the Melendez Brothers Want Out
- School Security: A conversation with Paul Imhoff, Upper Arlington Schools & 2018 Superintendent of The Year
- School’s Out For… Fall? Constitutionalism & Coronavirus
- Sessions is Gone. Is Mueller Next?
- Sex on Campus: Title IX Hearings, President Trump Pardon Options and Bail 101
- Shackling Juveniles in Court and Fentanyl & W-18 in Ohio
- Should America Turn Off The Tornado Siren?
- Should Parents ‘Just Relax’ About Marijuana? (Hint: No)
- Shutting Down the Country, Saving the Economy From the ICU
- Sitting Down With Special Guest Maurice Clarett
- Strong Thoughts on Syria, Democracy & Defense Secretary Mattis
- Suicide Screening 101 – We All Have an Obligation to Speak Up
- Summer DUI Arrests, Miami University Professor Sex Scandal, Fireworks Laws, and Justice Kennedy’s Retirement
- Super Bowl Sunday: Back to Business
- Surviving the Holidays Without Getting Arrested: DUI & Domestic Violence. Attorney David Meyer on Protecting Your Assets from Dishonest Advisors
- Talking To The Younger Generation
- Team Mueller, Lanny Davis’ Involvement, Michael Cohen’s Guilty Plea, and More
- Teen Depression, Mental Illness, and Suicide
- Teen Sexting and Common High School and College Offenses
- Teens, Smart Phones & Mental Health Crises, Sending Teens ‘Away’ with Dr. Andy Erkis
- The College Admissions Scandal: Rich Parents Behaving Badly
- The Cultural Divide in America, Nationalism, Talking to the Police, and Bri’onte Dunn
- The Dangers of Prom, and the Passing of Swedish DJ Avicii, the World’s Oldest Woman, and Former First Lady Barbara Bush
- The Golden State Killer
- The Kavanaugh Hearing, Rachel Mitchell, Lindsey Graham, and Dating in Today’s World
- The Phoenix Open Streaker, Natalie Wood’s Death Re-Opened, and Yoga Twins Murder Case
- The Teen Brain, Parents, Anxiety, Alcohol & Drugs
- Title IX & Sexual Assault on College Campuses
- Tragic Story from a Naperville High School, Teachers Behaving Badly, iPhone X, and Divorce & Warring Spouses
- Trump Finds Keys to the Drone & Tips for All-Inclusives
- When an Investigation Never Ends, Why Joe Biden & “God Bless America”: PC Gone Too Far
- Where’s This Anti-Patriotism Coming From?
- Who is Getting Screwed… Men or Women? 200 Hash Browns & Ohio / Michigan History
- Who Let The Wolff in the White House? ‘Fire & Fury’… Can Trump Sue?
- Why America is So Unhappy and Medicated, Tiger Woods’ DUI and Campus Crimes
- Why Modern Moms Get Arrested, the Bad Mom of the Year Winner, and Adult Children Can Be Prosecuted for Neglecting Their Adult Parents
- Why More Teenagers Are Suffering From Anxiety & Self-Medicating
- Yet Another School Shooting, Adult Children in Your Basement, and Harvey Weinstein
- Zeke Elliott’s Suspension, the NFL’s Star Chamber and Joshua Gaspar’s Trial in Cleveland
Category: Opiates
- ABC 6 Interviews Retired Judge VanDerKarr, Now With Koffel Law Firm
- Acetyl Fentanyl: The Dangerous “Gray Area” Drug Posing a Serious Threat to Users
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Attorney Brad Koffel Joins Westside Jeff on 610 WTVN
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Requirements in Ohio
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Cuyahoga County Heroin Deaths Reach Record High in 2013
- Drug Dealers Consistently Use the US Postal Service to Ship Drugs
- FDA Aims to Combat Opioid Addiction With Stronger Warnings
- FDA Approves Injection to Fight Drug Addiction
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Could Await Ohio Heroin Suppliers
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- Koffel to Present on Criminal Consequences of Opiate Over-Prescription
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Child Endangerment Case
- New Committee Seeks to Improve Drug Education in Ohio
- New Face of Heroin Addiction
- Ohio Lawmakers Cracking Down on Fentanyl
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- Pill Disguised As Painkiller Causes 14 Fatal Overdoses
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- Synthetic Forms of LSD and Other Drugs Taking Lives of Teens
- The Face of Prescription Drug Abuse
- The Growing Dangers of a Deadly New Opioid
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vivitrol Program Aims to Treat Addicts Already In the Legal System
- Walk Through Nature, Your Subgenual Prefrontal Cortex Will Thank You
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
- Why Ohio Needs HB 4
- With Drug Overdoses On the Rise, Naloxone Offers Hope
Category: OVI Test
- 10 Things You Need to Know About the Dublin Justice Center
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Can Officers Have Medics Take a Blood Sample for Suspicion of OVI?
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Columbus Police Warn Drivers to Watch Out for Super OVIs
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Targets Super OVIs
- DUI Checkpoint in Delaware County
- DUI Prevention Device Bill Not Supported by Ohio Judges
- Fifth District Court of Appeals Overturns OMVI Ruling
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- Hilliard Sobriety Checkpoint Arrests
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Myths and Facts About Columbus, Ohio OVIs
- Ohio Department of Health Finds a Way to Release Historical Breath Test Data
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Contesting Breath Analyzer Machine Evidence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Specification for Repeat OVI Convictions Constitutional
- OVI Conviction Reversed On Fourth Amendment Grounds
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Police Video Server Issue Could Affect Columbus DUI Cases
- Proposed License Suspension Amendment Targets “Worst of the Worst”
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Troy Smith OVI Charges Dropped in Plea Deal
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
Category: Police Investigations
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- A Court Calls Nonsense on a Cop’s Testimony
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- Affirmative Defenses in Ohio
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Appeals Court Affirms Lower Court’s Decision to Suppress an Accused Murderer’s Statement
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Attorney Fees Awarded to Dancer in Battle to Secure $1M of Seized Cash
- Bad Affidavit for Drug Search Warrant / Electric Bills
- Brad Koffel Represents Spinners Owner in Illegal Casino Case
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- Can Data-Driven Prosecution Really Stem Crime Rates?
- Can Police Access Your Social Media Information Without a Warrant?
- Can Police Officers Lie to Coerce a Confession?
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Court to Rule on Cellphone Searches After Arrests
- Criminal Defense Experts: Why and When We Use Them
- Cure for the Common Lazy Cop Syndrome
- Defending Theft / Embezzlement Cases
- DNA Felony Bill in Ohio
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Targets Super OVIs
- Drug Offense Conviction Affirmed
- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Fourth Amendment Rights of Passengers During Police Stops
- Franklin County Police Implement Eyeglass Cameras
- Investigation Into Nude Photos Circulating Around a Virginia Middle School Continues to Grow
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- K9 Searches
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Miranda Search Warrant, Motion to Suppress Granted
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Ohio Appeals Court Says Police Search of Bathroom Stall Was Lawful
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Dash-Cam Footage Is Public Record, Can Be Redacted
- Ohio’s Fight Against Drugs Lacks Cohesiveness
- Passing Bad Checks Defined in Ohio
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Police Interrogations & Confessions
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Post-Release Control: When Is It Officially Over?
- Postal Service Confirms Photographing All U.S. Mail
- Representing Head Shops
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Search and Seizure of Cell Phones by Law Enforcement
- Search of Vehicle After Questionable PC to Arrest Upheld
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- Social Networking & Teens
- State v. Castagnola Has Important Implications for Warrants and Future Prosecutions
- Supreme Court says “Not So Fast” to K9 Drug Dogs
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Trunk Searches & Odor of Marijuana
- Types of Informants
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
- Will Warrants Be Required for Obtaining Cellphone Records?
Category: Prescription Pill Crimes
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- 60 Minutes Interviews KLF’s Scott VanDerKarr on Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
- A.D.H.D. Diagnoses Rise in U.S.
- Aaron Haslam Chosen to Head State Medical Board
- ABC 6 Interviews Retired Judge VanDerKarr, Now With Koffel Law Firm
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Appeals Court Affirms Trial Court Ruling to Suppress Drug Evidence
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Do Nearly 20% of All American Youths Really Have ADHD?
- FDA Aims to Combat Opioid Addiction With Stronger Warnings
- Felony Change of Plea Process Example
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- K2, Spice, Synthetic Marijuana — Dangerous But Legal
- K9 Searches
- Koffel to Present on Criminal Consequences of Opiate Over-Prescription
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- New Face of Heroin Addiction
- New Study Shows High Risks of Painkiller Addiction in 14 and 15 Year Olds
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- Pill Disguised As Painkiller Causes 14 Fatal Overdoses
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- RICO Runs Consecutive to Predicate Offense
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vivitrol Program Aims to Treat Addicts Already In the Legal System
- Walk Through Nature, Your Subgenual Prefrontal Cortex Will Thank You
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
- Why Ohio Needs HB 4
- With Drug Overdoses On the Rise, Naloxone Offers Hope
- Xanax Use Among College Students Reaches “Epidemic” Proportions
Category: Preventative Law
Category: Prior Conviction
- California Voters Reevaluate Sentencing Laws
- Can Slurred Speech and Medications Be Enough to Convict for OVI?
- Critics Call Out Federal Prosecutors for “Harsh” Sentences
- Fewer Criminal Are Going to Prison Every Year. Where Are They Going?
- Have a DUI / OVI? Entering Canada Just Got a Lot Harder
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Man Appeals Domestic Violence and Abduction Conviction
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules Specification for Repeat OVI Convictions Constitutional
Category: Prosecutor Misconduct
- “Theft in Office” Charge Gets Former Drug Task Force Director 18-Month Prison Stint
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Can Data-Driven Prosecution Really Stem Crime Rates?
- Former Assistant Prosecutor Sentenced for Drug & Theft Offenses
- Mother Who Gave Three-Month-Old Son Lethal Dose of Benadryl Receives Probation
- Possession of Pills – Proof at Trial
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- When Local Rules Strike
Category: Public Indecency
Category: Sentencing Issues
- “Attempting to Cause an Unintended Death” Not a Recognized Crime in Ohio
- “Constructive Possession” Conviction Reversed
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- 10Th District Appeals Court Affirms Conviction of 16-Year-Old
- 150K Embezzlement Client Sentenced to No Jail or Prison
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- America’s War on Crime and its Unintended Collateral Damage
- Analysis of Multi-Million Dollar Drug Smuggling Case
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appeals Court Reviews Robbery Case for Second Time This Year
- Attorney General Supports Proposal to Lessen Federal Drug Sentences
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- California Voters Reevaluate Sentencing Laws
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- Can Data-Driven Prosecution Really Stem Crime Rates?
- Causes of Wrongful Convictions
- CDL, DUI, / OVI in Ohio
- Collateral Consequences of a Conviction
- Consecutive Sentencing in Probation Violation Proceedings
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Cooperating with Detectives After an Arrest
- Court to Rule on Cellphone Searches After Arrests
- Critics Call Out Federal Prosecutors for “Harsh” Sentences
- Domestic Violence Case: Failure to Advise of Sanction
- Drug Court Programs Offer Hope to Addicts in the Justice System
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Failure to Advise at Sentencing Was Error
- Failure to Comply Sentence Found in Error
- Felony Change of Plea Process Example
- Fewer Criminal Are Going to Prison Every Year. Where Are They Going?
- Forcing Sex Offenders to Give Up 1st Amendment Rights
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Franklin County Appeals Court Reversed Decision to Grant Judicial Release
- Franklin County Conviction Reversed for Judge’s Errors
- Franklin County Court of Appeals Reverse Consecutive Sentences
- Franklin County Jail Survival Guide
- Grand Theft Sentencing
- Grandmother Sentenced to 4 Months in Jail for Stealing Over $500k
- Having Weapons While Under Disability: Conviction Not in Error
- Hearing Arguments on Child Pornography Victim Restitution
- ILC Denial by Trial Court Not Appealable
- Imposition of Consecutive Sentences
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- Is There Mandatory Probation in Ohio?
- Jail Release, Bail, and Bond Hearings in Ohio
- Jail Time Credit – Franklin County Court of Appeals
- Judge Accuses Juror of Causing a Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- Judicial Release for First & Second-Degree Felony Offenders
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Lawyer Accused of Prompting Inmate to Feign Suffocation During Execution
- List of Colleges with the Most Rape Incident Reports
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
- Miranda Search Warrant, Motion to Suppress Granted
- Motion to Withdraw Guilty Plea in Child Endangerment Case
- Negotiated Plea Bar Subsequent Charges Out of Same Facts
- New Study of College Students Finds That the Overwhelming Majority Want Due Process Rights
- New Study Paints Grim Picture of American Jails
- Ohio S. Ct. Limits Restitution in Theft Cases
- Ohio State Law Requires An Investigation Before a Community Control Sentence
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Mandatory Sentencing for Some OVI Offenders
- Ohio’s High Court Rules Part of Gross Sexual Imposition Law Unconstitutional
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- OVI Court Program Provides Hope for Offenders
- OVI Judgment Reversed
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Post-Release Control: When Is It Officially Over?
- Pre-Sentencing Investigations and Character Witnesses at Sentencing
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Restitution Order Reversed
- Reversal of Mandatory Sentencing
- SCRAM in Lieu of Jail
- Sealing of Drug-Related Offenses Reversed on Appeal
- Second District Appeals Court Affirms Mergers Take Place At Sentencing
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Stop Protesting, Says Juror #6
- Subway Jared Sentenced to 15+ Years in Prison
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- The “Science of Sentencing” in Ohio
- The Constitutionality of Ohio’s Early Release Options
- The Ohio Bill That Makes Presentence Reports Optional
- The Right to Allocute
- The Role of the Defense Lawyer
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Truth In Plea Bargaining
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- Warrantless Search During a Traffic Stop
- When Breath Test Machines Get It Wrong
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- When Local Rules Strike
- When Probation Isn’t the Better Option
- Why Attractive People Get the Benefit of the Doubt
- Why Some Think Our Public Defender System Is Unconstitutional
Category: Serious Vehicular Crimes
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Expungements & DUI Convictions
- Felony Change of Plea Process Example
- Former Police Officer Pleads Guilty to First-Degree Misdemeanor Charge in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Judge Accuses Juror of Causing a Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
- Judgment Entries, 2945.75(B) & State v. Gwen
- K9 Searches
- Marijuana Trafficking in Delaware: Trunk Search OK
- Missouri vs. McNeely: Blood Tests, Warrants & DUI/OVI
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Search of Vehicle After Questionable PC to Arrest Upheld
- State v. Ware Decision Will Impact Judicial Release in Ohio
- The Right to Allocute
- Towing of DUI Vehicles is Not Always Permitted
- Two-Day Operation Shield Program Results in 538 Citations
- Vehicular Homicide Case To Be Retried
Category: Sex Crimes
- “Get out of Prison Sooner Bill”
- 21 Yr Old with Asperger’s Not Charged on Child Pornography Charges
- 5 Steps to Take If You Are Falsely Accused of a Sex Crime
- 50 Shades of Grey Prompts Discussion About the Legality of Deviant Sexuality
- 5th District Appeals Court Affirms Declaration of Mistrial
- 9/11’s Legacy to a Criminal Defense Lawyer
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- A Psychological Understanding of Exhibitionism
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Anthony Miller Receives Sentence of 4 Years, 10 Months in Prison
- Attorney Brad Koffel Comments on High Profile Sex Crime Case, Client’s Plea Deal
- Attorney Brad Koffel Joins John Corby to Discuss the Legal Side of Sexual Harassment and Assault
- Attorney Brad Koffel Represents Gwinnett Braves Player Accused of Rape
- Brad Koffel and Fran Tosi Ward Represent Client in Sexual Conduct Case
- Brad Koffel Comments on “Bad Optics,” Reduced Charge in Case Against Lima Teacher
- Brad Koffel Delivers Closing Argument in Leon Wilson Case, Mistrial Declared
- Brad Koffel Discusses Sexual Battery on 610 WTVN
- Brad Koffel Gets Cases Closed For Clients Facing Sex Crime Investigations
- Brad Koffel on 610 WTVN
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- Brad Koffel Represents Chess Teacher Accused of Sex Abuse
- Brad Koffel Secures Not Guilty on All Counts in Sex-with-Minor Case
- Brad Koffel Secures Not Guilty Verdict in Multi-Count Rape Trial
- Can Ohio Police Interview Juveniles Without Their Parents Present?
- Changes to Sexual Assault and Harassment Allegations from Betsy DeVos Primed to Give Greater Protections to Accused Students
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Child Pornography Investigations in Ohio
- Columbus Criminal Defense Attorney Brad Koffel Represents Newark, Ohio Teacher Indicted on Student Sexual Abuse Charges
- Columbus Division of Police Arrests 77 Men in Prostitution Sting Operation
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Did You Visit Amsun Massage? Koffel Law Firm Is Available for Consultations.
- Don’t Email Your Lawyer from Your Work Computer
- Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health
- Drunk Sex May Turn Out to be Sexual Battery in Ohio
- Dublin Taxi Driver Paid Teen Passengers to Strip
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- Error in Sex Offender Classification
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
- Father/Daughter Contact Lands Dad on Sex Offender Registry
- Felony Change of Plea Process Example
- Fire Lieutenant Charged with Inappropriate Conduct with a Minor
- Forensic Interview Admissible Once Defense Opened Door
- Former Delaware Ice Cream Shop Owner Charged with Rape and Molestation
- Former Dresden Auxiliary Police Officer Granted Early Release from Prison
- Former Ohio State Diving Club Coach Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Battery Charges, Koffel Says it Was Consensual
- Franklin County Adult Probation Department
- Franklin County Court of Appeals Reverse Consecutive Sentences
- Franklin County Officers Begin Operation Verify To Confirm Sex Offenders’ Addresses
- Google AI Technology Flags Dad Who Took Photos of Son for Doctor
- GROSS SEXUAL IMPOSITION (GSI) CONVICTION REVERSED IN DELAWARE COUNTY, OHIO
- Hearing Arguments on Child Pornography Victim Restitution
- High-Risk Behaviors Linked to Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Investigation Into Nude Photos Circulating Around a Virginia Middle School Continues to Grow
- Is it Rape if Both Parties Are Drunk?
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- KBN Handles Sex Crime & Title IX Cases Nationwide
- KBN Secures Not Guilty Verdict in Sex Crime Trial
- KLF Successful in Negotiating Early Release for Anthony Miller
- Koffel Client Found Not Guilty of Sexual Imposition Charges
- Koffel Gets Client’s Sexual Registration Conviction Reversed
- Koffel Secures Release of Former Chillicothe High School Principal
- List of Colleges with the Most Rape Incident Reports
- Major Changes to Ohio Criminal Sentencing?
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- New Movie Takes a Look at “Rape Culture” on U.S. College Campuses
- NOT GUILTY VERDICT
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Ohio Sex Crime Sting: Statewide Operation Nets 100+ Arrests
- Ohio Sex Offender Registration
- Ohio Sex Offender Registration Tiers
- Ohio State Rape Case Shows Importance of Communication & Consent
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Refuses to Protect Teen’s Admission of Sex Crimes Confession to Caseworker
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Defendant in Rape Case
- Ohio University Football Player Exonerated of False Campus Sexual Assault Accusation
- Ohio’s High Court Rules Part of Gross Sexual Imposition Law Unconstitutional
- Ohio’s Revised 2019 Ohio Sex Offender Registration Chart Now in Effect
- One in Three Criminal Sexual Assault Allegations are Unfounded, Studies Suggest
- Operation Ohio Knows: Over 160 Arrested in State’s Largest Human Trafficking Sting
- Police GPS Tracking Devices
- Possession of Child Porn: Who Are These Guys?
- Private Prisons Profiting on Crime
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Representing University Students in “1219” Disciplinary Proceedings
- Safe Campus Act Calls for Greater Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
- Settlement Reached Over Penn State’s Handling of Sexual Misconduct Cases
- Sex Offense Case: Ohio Court of Appeals
- Sex Offense Conviction Not Supported by Sufficient Evidence
- Sexual Battery & Date Rape: Past Uncharged Acts of The Accused are Inadmissible in Ohio Under Evid.R. 404(B)
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Social Networking & Teens
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- Statute of Limitations for Criminal Offenses
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Students Accused of Rape Pay Admissions Consultant to Help Get into College
- Subway Jared Sentenced to 15+ Years in Prison
- Supreme Court to Interpret SORNA’s Moving Away Provisions
- The Dangers of Trying Sexual Abusers in the Court of Public Opinion
- Title IX Hearings End Up Abusing Due Process in Pursuit of Equity
- Title IX: More Courts Side in Favor of Accused in Federal Lawsuits
- Truth In Plea Bargaining
- Two Rules Every College Kid Should Learn
- University of Michigan Required to Allow Student Accused of Rape to Question His Accuser in Live Hearing
- Warrant That Put Schoolteacher in Prison Questioned…Again
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- Why Sexual Registration is Doomed for Failure
- Yale Sees Rise in Sexual Misconduct Complaints in Fall Semester As Policy Changes Loom Large
- Your Case is Going Public
Category: SORN - Sexual Registration
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- A Psychological Understanding of Exhibitionism
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- Anthony Miller Receives Sentence of 4 Years, 10 Months in Prison
- Child Porn: Possession or Reproduced?
- Dublin Youth Football/Baseball Coach Pleads Guilty to Attempted Rape
- F2 Prison: Rebutting the Presumption in Ohio
- Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
- Father/Daughter Contact Lands Dad on Sex Offender Registry
- Forensic Interview Admissible Once Defense Opened Door
- Is There Child Porn on Your Computer?
- KLF Successful in Negotiating Early Release for Anthony Miller
- Koffel Gets Client’s Sexual Registration Conviction Reversed
- Man Registered As a Sex Offender Under Ohio’s Adam Walsh Act Calls Requirement Cruel and Unusual
- New Movie Takes a Look at “Rape Culture” on U.S. College Campuses
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Possession of Child Porn: Who Are These Guys?
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Subway Jared Sentenced to 15+ Years in Prison
- Supreme Court to Interpret SORNA’s Moving Away Provisions
- Truth In Plea Bargaining
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- Why Sexual Registration is Doomed for Failure
Category: Speedy Trial Issues
Category: Teens & Young Adult Issues
- 1 Teen Dead from Overdose of Designer Drug
- 6 States Have Already Banned Powdered Alcohol Over Abuse Concerns
- 60 Minutes Interviews KLF’s Scott VanDerKarr on Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
- 7 Tips for Parents During Graduation Season
- A Balancing Act: Registering Juveniles as Sex Offenders
- A Right or a Crime: Recording Police Arrests
- ABC 6 Interviews Retired Judge VanDerKarr, Now With Koffel Law Firm
- Acetyl Fentanyl: The Dangerous “Gray Area” Drug Posing a Serious Threat to Users
- Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome: An American Epidemic
- AG Establishes Heroin-Focused Drug Unit
- Alleged Child Victims & Suggested Evidence of Abuse
- An Open Letter To Parents
- Appeal of OVI Conviction
- Bath Salt Copycat Drug Found in Southern Ohio
- Brad Koffel on 610 WTVN
- Brad Koffel on WTVN to Discuss the Jonathan Waters Case
- Building a Trust Relationship with Your Teen
- Can a Person Give Consent to Sex While Intoxicated?
- Colleges Crack Down on Alcohol and Drug Use
- Columbus City Council Withdraws Objection to New Albany Bar’s Liquor License Renewal
- Court, But Nicer: VanDerKarr Leaves Legacy of Compassion
- Cyberbullying is A Serious Threat to Today’s Youth
- Do Nearly 20% of All American Youths Really Have ADHD?
- Drugs, Alcohol & Poor Emotional Health
- Dublin Father and Son Charged After Teen Dies in Crash
- Dublin Social Host Law Stricter Than State Law
- FDA Aims to Combat Opioid Addiction With Stronger Warnings
- Federal Government Steps in to Stop Seclusion of Mentally Ill Juvenile Offenders in Ohio
- I’m Going for a Walk
- In Defense of Rolling Stone
- Intervention in Lieu of Conviction:
- Investigation Into Nude Photos Circulating Around a Virginia Middle School Continues to Grow
- Koffel Law Firm Represents Five OSU Students Arrested During Mirror Lake Jump
- Koffel to Present on Criminal Consequences of Opiate Over-Prescription
- Like a Breathalyzer for Texting
- List of Colleges with the Most Rape Incident Reports
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Men Can Be Victims Too: Breaking Open the Taboo of Rape Allegations
- Moms, Ambien, Xanax & Stress
- My Final Blog Post
- New Committee Seeks to Improve Drug Education in Ohio
- New LSD-Type Drug Plagues Central Ohio
- New Movie Takes a Look at “Rape Culture” on U.S. College Campuses
- New Studies Show Marijuana Effects May Be Greater Than Originally Thought
- New Type of Marijuana in Central Ohio Has Police Concerned
- Ohio 10th District Court of Appeals Rules on Juvenile Bindover
- Ohio State University and Arrests
- Ohio Supreme Court Considering Whether Sex Law Applies to Minors Under 13 Years Old
- Ohio University Football Player Exonerated of False Campus Sexual Assault Accusation
- Police Interrogations & Confessions
- Police, College Kids and Arrests
- Professional Athletes, Drug Tests and “Technicalities”
- Pseudomature Youth May Find Trouble Later in Life
- PTSD and the Military
- Public Indecency in Ohio
- Safe Campus Act Calls for Greater Law Enforcement Involvement in Campus Sexual Assault Cases
- Schools Charged with Unfair Treatment in Sexual Misconduct Cases
- Send Your Kids Away
- Sexual Imposition R.C. 2907.06
- Shoplifting vs. Robbery
- Social Networking & Teens
- Starting School Later Allows Students to Stay Alert & Out of Trouble, Study Says
- Statewide Ban on Texting While Driving
- Statutory Rape Between Children Declared Unconstitutional
- Students Accused of Rape Pay Admissions Consultant to Help Get into College
- Substance Abuse Counselor Weighs in on Michael Phelps DUI
- Synthetic Forms of LSD and Other Drugs Taking Lives of Teens
- Teacher Writes Letter to Students Telling of Son’s Overdose Death
- The Face of Prescription Drug Abuse
- The Growing Dangers of a Deadly New Opioid
- The Problem Is Not Just Your Brain. The Problem Is Boredom.
- Title IX Hearings End Up Abusing Due Process in Pursuit of Equity
- Treatment Options After a Drug Arrest
- Trunk Searches & Odor of Marijuana
- University of Michigan Required to Allow Student Accused of Rape to Question His Accuser in Live Hearing
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- When Can Sex Offender Status for Juveniles Be Decided?
- When Considering a Confession, Context Matters
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
- With Drug Overdoses On the Rise, Naloxone Offers Hope
- Xanax Use Among College Students Reaches “Epidemic” Proportions
Category: Texting & Driving
- “Operation” and “Reckless” in Aggravated Vehicular Assault/Homicide Case
- Checkpoints & Frequency of Stopping Traffic
- Like a Breathalyzer for Texting
- New Distracted Driving Law Takes Effect in Ohio
- Statewide Ban on Texting While Driving
- Texting Ban in Ohio is Coming
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
Category: The Law On
- Allowing a Defendant to Withdraw a Guilty Plea
- Consecutive Prison Term Sentencing in Ohio
- Embezzlement & Theft Cases – Does The Defendant Have to Pay the Costs of the Internal Investigation?
- Evidence of an Alleged Rape Victim’s Past
- Excited Utterances
- Privileged Communications with Counselors
- Proving Weight in Drug Cases
- Receiving Stolen Property
- Self-Defense
- Sentencing for Possession of Multiple Drugs in Ohio
- Ten Year Prison Term Reversed On Judge’s Error – Consecutive Prison Terms in Ohio Sentencing
- The Admissibility of Prior Convictions at Jury Trial
- Trying Co-Defendants Together
Category: Theft & Fraud Law
- “Theft in Office” Charge Gets Former Drug Task Force Director 18-Month Prison Stint
- 150K Embezzlement Client Sentenced to No Jail or Prison
- Appeals Court Reviews Robbery Case for Second Time This Year
- Brad Koffel Represents Former Attorney Indicted on Felony Charges
- Columbus Lawyer Indicted on Theft Charges
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- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Cops Can’t Stall Traffic Stops for Drug Dogs, Supreme Court Says
- Denying Motion to Suppress Was Error
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- Drugs Excluded As Evidence After Wrongful Police Stop
- DUI Checkpoint in Delaware County
- Expungement of Dismissed Drug Charge
- Fourth Amendment Rights of Passengers During Police Stops
- Hilliard Law Director Charged with OVI
- Hilliard Sobriety Checkpoint Arrests
- Increase in Drug-Related Arrests
- Koffel Law Firm Attorney Tod Brininger Wins Case for Client on Appeal
- Like a Breathalyzer for Texting
- Medina County Court of Common Pleas Judgment Reversed
- New Distracted Driving Law Takes Effect in Ohio
- Ohio DUI Proposal
- Ohio State Highway Patrol Troopers Seize $800,000 Worth of Heroin
- OVI Prosecution: Denial of Motion to Suppress Was Error
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Senate Bill 58 for DUI Proposal
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- 60 Minutes Interviews KLF’s Scott VanDerKarr on Ohio’s Heroin Epidemic
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- Acetyl Fentanyl: The Dangerous “Gray Area” Drug Posing a Serious Threat to Users
- Adrenal Fatigue Syndrome: An American Epidemic
- AG Establishes Heroin-Focused Drug Unit
- America’s War on Crime and its Unintended Collateral Damage
- Attorney Brad Koffel Joins Westside Jeff on 610 WTVN
- Bringing a Holistic Approach to the Anti-Heroin Fight
- California Voters Reevaluate Sentencing Laws
- Collateral Consequences of a Conviction
- Court, But Nicer: VanDerKarr Leaves Legacy of Compassion
- Cuyahoga County Heroin Deaths Reach Record High in 2013
- Drug Court Programs Offer Hope to Addicts in the Justice System
- FDA Aims to Combat Opioid Addiction With Stronger Warnings
- High-Risk Behaviors Linked to Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- I’m Going for a Walk
- Involuntary Manslaughter Charges Could Await Ohio Heroin Suppliers
- Judge Vanderkarr Weighs In On Ohio Drug Courts
- Koffel to Present on Criminal Consequences of Opiate Over-Prescription
- Living Beneath Your Means
- Mandatory Drug Sentencing Discourages Offender Rehabilitation – Here’s How
- Medicating vs. Incarcerating Heroin Addicts
- Members of Congress Reach Across the Aisle to Dampen Sentencing Laws
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- New LSD-Type Drug Plagues Central Ohio
- New Studies Show Marijuana Effects May Be Greater Than Originally Thought
- New Study Paints Grim Picture of American Jails
- One Town’s Shocking Response to Heroin Addicts
- OVI Court Program Provides Hope for Offenders
- PTSD and the Military
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- Send Your Kids Away
- Substance Abuse Counselor Weighs in on Michael Phelps DUI
- Subway Jared Sentenced to 15+ Years in Prison
- Teacher Writes Letter to Students Telling of Son’s Overdose Death
- The Growing Dangers of a Deadly New Opioid
- Vicodin Addiction and Deception to Obtain in Ohio
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
- Vivitrol Program Aims to Treat Addicts Already In the Legal System
- Walk Through Nature, Your Subgenual Prefrontal Cortex Will Thank You
- Want to Get Tough on Heroin in Ohio? Spare the Rod
- When Parents Have to “Send Their Kids Away”
- When Probation Isn’t the Better Option
- Why Ohio Needs HB 4
- With Drug Overdoses On the Rise, Naloxone Offers Hope
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Category: Trial Procedure
- Amending Indictments in Ohio
- Appeal of Felonious Assault and Kidnapping Judgment
- Appealing a Mayor’s Court Decision
- Complete Guide to Surviving a DUI Hearing in Dublin Mayor’s Court
- Forensic Interview Admissible Once Defense Opened Door
- Former Fairfield County Prosecutor Announces Plans to Run for Judge
- Hung Juries, Re-trials & Double Jeopardy
- Judge Accuses Juror of Causing a Mistrial in Manslaughter Case
- Juror #2 in the George Zimmerman Case
- Mark O’Mara and Zimmerman’s Defense
- New Study of College Students Finds That the Overwhelming Majority Want Due Process Rights
- Ohio High Court Rules on Instructing Juries
- Ohio Now Provides Informative Video to Potential Jurors
- Ohio Sees Decline in Number of Cases That Go To Trial
- Sealing of Drug-Related Offenses Reversed on Appeal
- Second District Appeals Court Affirms Mergers Take Place At Sentencing
- State v. Ruff and “Merging” Offenses
- Stop Protesting, Says Juror #6
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- Supreme Court Ruling: Can Reneging on a Plea Deal Affect Your Sentence?
- The “Science of Sentencing” in Ohio
- The Burden of Proof and George Zimmerman
Category: United States Supreme Court
- 2015 Year Review of U.S. & Ohio Criminal Case Law
- Can a Police Officer Search Without a Warrant?
- Consecutive Sentencing Only Requires Findings not Reasons
- Cops Can’t Stall Traffic Stops for Drug Dogs, Supreme Court Says
- Hearing Arguments on Child Pornography Victim Restitution
- Hung Juries, Re-trials & Double Jeopardy
- Judge Merrick Garland Nominated to Supreme Court as Scalia Replacement
- Knock & Talk: Courtesy Drug Raid
- New Ruling on Unlawful Searches
- Plea Bargains & Poor Lawyers
- Police Can’t Stop Motorist on Unaided Visual Estimation Only
- Search and Seizure of Cell Phones by Law Enforcement
- Suing a Prosecutor for Bad Faith & Malicious Prosecution
- Supreme Court Allows DNA Collection Post-Arrest
- Supreme Court Finds Racial Bias in 1987 Death Penalty Trial
- Supreme Court Limits Warrantless DUI Blood Tests
- Supreme Court Rules That Collection of Cell Phone Information Requires a Warrant
- Supreme Court says “Not So Fast” to K9 Drug Dogs
- Supreme Court to Interpret SORNA’s Moving Away Provisions
- Synthetic Drug Law Faces Scrutiny in Supreme Court
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- United States Supreme Court Expands 4th Amendment Protection to Driveways
- Vigilante Justice in the Name of the State
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