Ohio OVI Law: State v. Urso, (11th District)

State v. Urso, 2010-Ohio-2151

This a bond case coming out of the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas.  The defendant appeals an order  granting the state’s motion to deny him pretrial bail, pursuant to R.C. 2937.222..  The Court denied bond based on the fact that D had 14 prior OVI convictions: 1982 (agg. veh. homicide), ”83, 83, ”85, ”89,”90,”90,”96,”96,”97,”00,”03,”03,”06 (felony), and the current case, along with the fact that he hadn”t had a valid license since 1979 and many other factors.   The Court of Appeals found the trial court’s decision was justified in denying bond.