If you are like most people, the site of flashing lights in the rearview triggers the following thought: "This is going to cost me a lot of money." The price of the traffic ticket alone may only be the tip of the iceberg, however, which is why traffic tickets are...
Sometimes, you feel like you couldn’t live without your cell phone. You use it to text friends and call family members. You research where you want to eat or where the nearest gas station is. You can look for jobs with your phone, plan a weekend getaway and so much...
Millions of Americans were suddenly out of work last year, and the government struggled to make sure they had the benefits they needed. In Ohio, the struggle was especially difficult. Recently, the state revealed a huge problem with fraudulent unemployment claims....
It takes hard work to earn a commercial driver’s license, also known as a CDL. It is helpful to know some of the reasons a person’s CDL could be disqualified in Ohio and what to do if that privilege is removed. An alcohol and drug violation can result in a CDL...
“Separate and parallel.” That is an introductory description employed in a national legal website spotlighting the American juvenile justice system. It is a notably succinct descriptor, obviously, but its quick depiction implies volumes of unstated information and...
Usually, in a criminal case the defendant’s age effects the sentence. Minors – individuals under the age of 18—generally go through the juvenile court system, and if convicted, they receive reduced sentences with different than an adult would for the same crime....
People in Ohio who have served as jurors on criminal cases may be familiar with the “CSI effect,” which refers to jurors having a heightened expectation for forensic evidence based on what they are used to seeing on T.V. Now, some prosecutors fear that jurors will...
Identity theft occurs when a party uses another person's identifying information to open accounts in the victim's name. For instance, a perpetrator may take out a mortgage for a property in Ohio using information obtained digging through a trash can or by installing...
Individuals in Ohio and throughout the country have a number of rights that must be respected if they are taken into custody. For example, an individual must have the right to remain silent, and an individual must be told that anything he or she says to a police...
When people are taken into custody in Ohio, one of the interrogation tools used could be part of a system called Scientific Content Analysis, or SCAN. The method trains law enforcement to examine written statements for signs of lying based on such criteria as word...
