In February 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions convened a task force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety. Sessions assigned numerous federal prosecutors and law enforcement personnel to this task force and ordered them to put forth recommendations to address violent … Continue reading →
A recent Court of Appeals case in Ohio dealt with the issue of whether law enforcement is permitted to continue a traffic stop to search for illegal drugs or other contraband based solely on a suspicion of illegal activity following … Continue reading →
This is a common question I receive from my clients. The story often begins with the police stopping my client’s vehicle for speeding, marked lanes or failing to use a turn signal. The officers walks to my client’s vehicle and … Continue reading →
The use of drug-sniffing dogs is quite common in cases where law enforcement believes that evidence of a drug crime is to be discovered. However, there are certain limitations on the use of drug-sniffing dogs around a person’s home. A … Continue reading →
This is a common question I receive from clients and the answer, surprisingly, is “no.” Testing positive for marijuana, and failing a drug test, is not sufficient to find that a person possessed marijuana. Once you smoke or consume marijuana … Continue reading →
Possession is a necessary predicate for a number of criminal offenses in Ohio, such as possession of marijuana, marijuana trafficking, illegal cultivation of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. This article will discuss these offenses in detail, including the elements of each offense, … Continue reading →
