Introduction A major change was enacted to Ohio’s gun laws on April 6th, 2021 when a “Stand Your Ground Law” for Ohio went into effect. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine had signed the bill on January 4th, 2021, and the bill went into effect 3 months after that. Almost a...
Month: February 2022
Attorney John Fischer Wins Criminal Appeal
Attorney John Fischer was successful in vacating a criminal defendant’s jail sentence in an appeal before the Second Appellate District of the Ohio Court of Appeals. In the case that originated in Miami County Municipal Court, the defendant appeared without counsel,...
Discussion on The Three Major Pleas: Guilty, Not Guilty, and No Contest
Introduction Clients often ask me to describe the meanings and the parameters of the three most common pleas in a criminal case: not guilty, guilty, and no contest. It is important that criminal defendants understand the definitions of these pleas, when to enter...
