Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyers

Ohio, unlike most states, has a county-centered probation system. Most states manage their probation system from the state level. Here, however, the counties are in charge of everything from funding to terms and conditions, making the system disjointed, or as a recent Associated Press story says, “a jumble of overlapping and fragmented agencies without common rules.” [read more...]

A 14 year old Ohio girl found out last year that she only had a short time to live. Her final wish—a home for her family. Now, the girl is gone and her uncle is facing charges of grand theft—theft of the home she so badly wanted.

Cleveland showed support for the girl and her family last year when her story was made public. Schools, friends, and kind hearted people raised $120,000 for the girl’s family home. She never had a chance to see that home, though, before she passed away in June from a brain tumor. [read more...]