28 February

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DUI Divorce Issues

DUI Divorce Issues DUI divorce issues are common. If you are involved in a custody dispute, or have a vindictive spouse who would like to start one, a DUI conviction can be used against you in domestic relations court. In addition, automatic license suspensions may make it difficult to exercise visitation with your children. You may also find a court who will refuse to let you transport the children due to a DUI conviction. This increases the cost or difficulty in seeing your kids. If you are seeking an adoption, a DUI conviction may be used against you by an investigating...

16 January

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Arrested for Physical Control?

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What is a Physical Control charge? https://youtu.be/JaywvEoqoIMIn this Video Charles Rowland explains what the physical control option is for a DUI in Ohio.Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code 4511.194 (effective Jan. 1, 2005), it is illegal to be in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence. "Physical Control" is defined as being in the driver's seat of a car and having possession of the vehicle's keys. Physical Control does not require that the vehicle have ever been driven or even started. Under the statute, having the keys within reach will satisfy the definition of having “physical control.” This is a growing problem...

21 September

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Why The Founding Fathers Opposed A Standing Army

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Just how opposed were the Founding Fathers to a standing army? Their revolutionary experience of the founding fathers forged a deep mistrust of standing armies. They viewed them as a pernicious threat to liberty. Here are just a few quotes that explain how and why the idea (what we would call a police state today) was anathema to the first Americans.During the Virginia ratifying convention, James Madison described a standing army as the “greatest mischief that can happen.”In addition, fellow delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason put a finer point on it: "No man has a greater regard...

20 April

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Ohio DUI Defense – What Books Do You Need?

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Ohio DUI defense includes having the right materials to prepare your case for trial. There are 14 NHTSA police training manuals that are specific to an DUI/OVI case. They are:NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing - Instructor Manual NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing - Participant Manual NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert 2-Day Pre-School - Instructor Manual NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert 2-Day Pre-School - Participant Manual NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert 7-Day School - Instructor Manual NHTSA Drug Recognition Expert 7-Day School - Student Manual NHTSA Drugs that Impair Driving - Instructor Manual NHTSA Drugs that Impair Driving - Student Manual NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Testing...

20 February

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Ohio OVI Blitz Along Interstate 75 This Weekend

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There will be an Ohio OVI blitz along Interstate 75 this weekend. The Ohio State Highway Patrol will be joining forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on speed, safety belt and OVI enforcement along Interstate 75. The initiative will take place from Friday, February 20 at 12:01 a.m. through Sunday, February 22 at 11:59 p.m. This high-visibility enforcement effort will include the Kentucky State Police, Michigan State Police and Ohio State Highway Patrol. The 6-State Trooper Project is a multi-state law enforcement partnership aimed at providing combined and coordinated law enforcement and security services in the...

12 February

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Ohio OVI Enforcement Statistics Year-To-Date

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The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released year-to-date statistics on its Ohio OVI Enforcement. 2014 saw 2,100 arrests for OVI. There was an increase in 2015 to 2,367 arrests. Greene County saw arrests jump from 25 in 2014 to 47 this year. Montgomery County jumped from 58 arrests in 2014 to 72 this year. In Clark County the OSP arrested 26 people by this time in 2014 and 32 so far this year.2015 looks like a bad year to forget to wear your seatbelt with a huge jump of 8,278 arrest vs 6,796 last year. Drug arrests are also significantly up...

29 October

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Ohio DUI Attorney Charles Rowland

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If you are in need of an Ohio DUI attorney, consider Charles M. Rowland II. Charles served as the Xenia City Prosecutor. In that capacity he has prosecuted DUI offenses. This experience gives him unique insight into how prosecutors will approach your case. Ohio DUI Attorney Charles Rowland has served as a “Special Prosecutor” on high-profile felony cases. Charles is a proud member of the National College for DUI defense and in 2006 attended the intensive seminar on DUI law at Harvard University. National Patent Analytical Systems has certified Charles Rowland in the operation, diagnostic verification and calibration of the...

22 October

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Is It A Crime To Refuse To Take A Breath Test?

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Is it a crime to refuse to take a breath test? Ohio has adopted O.R.C. 4511.19(A)(2) which makes it a crime to refuse to take an evidentiary chemical test if you have a prior OVI (drunk driving) or OVUAC (juvenile/underage drunk driving) conviction any time within the last twenty (20) years. If you refuse and you have a prior within twenty (20) years then the penalties for your OVI offense will be double the mandatory minimum. (See generally the "Penalties" section of the DaytonDUI blog).Professional drivers who refuse to take a breath test face a separate crime if they do not...

26 September

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Ohio OVI and Marijuana Blitz Along I-75

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If you are driving along Interstate 75 this weekend, be aware of an Ohio OVI and marijuana enforcement blitz that may cause you to get stopped.OVI: The Ohio State Highway Patrol will team up with law enforcement officials from Florida to Michigan along the Interstate 75 corridor for the third I-75 Challenge. The initiative begins Friday, September 26 at 12:01 a.m. and ends Sunday, September 28 at 11:59 p.m. This effort is a high visibility enforcement initiative aimed at reducing traffic crash fatalities. Troopers in Ohio will be focusing on speed, safety belt and OVI enforcement during the initiative.Marijuana: The Ohio State...

18 June

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A Trial Attorney’s Creed.

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A Trial Attorney's Creed! When someone asks, "How can you defend drunk drivers?" I respond with this quote from Don Quioxte. I think it is the perfect creed for a trial attorney. “It is not the responsibility of knights errant to discover whether the afflicted, the enchained and the oppressed whom they encounter on the road are reduced to these circumstances and suffer this distress for their vices, or for their virtues: the knight's sole responsibility is to succor them as people in need, having eyes only for their sufferings, not for their misdeeds.” ― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don QuixoteTrial attorney Charles...

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