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Big Marijuana Changes on the Horizon for Ohio?

May 14, 2013

Nationwide, attitudes and laws regarding marijuana are changing. For the first time ever, surveys reveal that the majority of Americans don’t only approve of medical marijuana programs, but support legalization of pot as well. In Ohio, there are several possible changes on tap, with lawmakers and citizens alike leading the way. [Read more…]

Filed Under: drug laws Tagged With: drug, laws, marijuana

ACLU Blasts Ohio “Debtors’ Prisons”

April 8, 2013

The poor shouldn’t be incarcerated simply because they are poor. But according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), that’s happening in Ohio, where the inability to pay fines means jail time in many jurisdictions. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: fines, jail

Ohio Judge Blasts Speed Cameras

March 19, 2013

A Hamilton County Ohio Judge is hearing applause from across the country after his ruling that said speed cameras installed in one local village were nothing more than a sham to collect revenue, not increase public safety as they would have you think. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: surveillance, traffic

Big Brother Getting Bigger in Cincinnati

March 14, 2013

The City of Cincinnati already has plenty of cameras watching citizens as they come and go—118 to be exact. But the police department wants more, and has a goal of having 1,000 cameras trained on the area by the end of 2014. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: police, surveillance

Court Says Battering Ram, Warrant-less Raid After Missed Turn Signal Was Justified

March 5, 2013

The Ohio Court of Appeals recently handed down a decision it didn’t want to. They ruled in favor of the city of Dayton, saying that police officers were justified in raiding a home, knocking down the front door with a battering ram to apprehend a suspect who had failed to use is turn signal.
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Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: police

Elderly Couple Stopped for “Suspicious” Sticker on Car

February 28, 2013

Two Ohioans traveling through Tennessee were recently stopped for their Ohio State Buckeye sticker. The cops came to their vehicle with body armor and guns in hand, asking why the elderly duo would have a “marijuana leaf” on their bumper, much to the surprise of the couple. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law, drug laws

Ohio Private Prison Provides “Unacceptable Living Conditions”

February 15, 2013

Privatizing the prison system may seem like a good idea to officials who are mostly interested in the bottom-line. But, the Corrections Corporation of America is in the business of making money, not helping people. So, it shouldn’t be any surprise that the Lake Erie Correctional Institution has been plagued with reports of poor conditions since the CCA took over last year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: prison, sentence

Ohio Crime Labs Moving Faster

February 5, 2013

Two years ago, now-Attorney General Mike DeWine achieved his position, in part, because he promised the people of Ohio that the crime labs could do better. He pointed to then-A.G. Richard Cordray’s labs and said they were functioning too slowly, leaving a costly backlog of criminal cases crowding state courts and county jails. He would do better. And, according to recent numbers, he has. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law, drug laws Tagged With: crime, evidence

Police Surveillance Cameras Popping Up in Toledo

January 16, 2013

It’s a sign of the times—even smaller cities are getting their share of police surveillance cameras. Despite criticism and privacy concerns, cities across the state are being littered with cameras that record everything, all in hopes of preventing crime or catching bad guys. But, are they worth the effort? Toledo Police seem to think so. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: privacy, surveillance

Cops Ordered to Stop Car-Chase Before It Turned Deadly

December 21, 2012

The car chase that ended in the police shooting deaths of two unarmed Cleveland adults should have never happened, or at the very least, it should have never went that far. Not only because common sense should have taken over, but because the officers involved were told to back off, to end the chase, before it ever ended on that dead-end road where the men died. [Read more…]

Filed Under: criminal law Tagged With: police

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