Blog Posts in July, 2010
Posted on Jul 29, 2010 By Will Nesbitt
The short answer is absolutely YES! When you are prescribed medication by licensed physicians they are required to warn you of potential side effects and dangers associated with taking the specific ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2010 By Will Nesbitt
The short answer is absolutely YES! When you are prescribed medication by licensed physicians they are required to warn you of potential side effects and dangers associated with taking the specific ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2010 By Will Nesbitt
We are encouraged to contact the authorities anytime we witness questionable driving that could be the result of someone's intoxication. The State of Ohio has spent considerable money in an attempt to ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Under Ohio law, it is a 3 rd degree felony to try and influence a public official in the discharge of his or her duties. This includes police officers in DUI cases. This is known as Bribery and is ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Most breath test machines in America use a laser beam of infrared light to measure alcohol in a subject's breath sample. This beam can be thought of as a flashlight beam. The beam requires a clean ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Probable cause to arrest for DUI / OVI in Ohio exists when, at the moment of arrest, the arresting officer had sufficient information, derived from reasonably trustworthy source of facts and ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2010 By Brad Koffel
I just finished reading an interesting article titled, "Parenting Style, Religiosity, Peers, and Adolescent Heavy Drinking" in the July 2010 issue of Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs . Two ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Many prosecutors who prosecute DUI cases are relatively young and inexperienced in conducting jury trials. Others fail to see anything but getting a conviction. As a result of naivete or professional ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2010 By Brad Koffel
Many people are uncertain why lawyers advise clients to refuse a breath test. Most lawyers who are familiar with the studies conducted on breath testing machines know that these machines are not ...
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Posted on Jul 5, 2010 By Brad Koffel
What happens when a DUI / OVI arrest is videotaped by law enforcement and then the video comes up missing? On June 30, 2010, the Franklin County Court of Appeals in Columbus, Ohio decided against a ...
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Posted on Jul 1, 2010 By Brad Koffel
At a minimum, a knowledgeable and experienced DUI lawyer can help you get through the courthouse maze and address all your needs. A lawyer who is very familiar with a particular court and its staff is ...
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