Ohio First Amendment Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Strahler </h2> </center>
Columbus, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with making obscene or harassing phone calls, engaging in interstate domestic violence, and selling/transferring obscene matter. James Strahler II, 37, of Columbus, installed more than 24 AI platforms and more than 100 AI web-based models on his phone. The defendant used telephone calls, voicemails, text messages and web ... More...
$ (04-09-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, Anthony Bryant, and Brittany Smith
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, 34, Anthony Bryant, age 22, and Brittany Smith, age 36, Destiny Henderson, Nathaniel Poke, and Portria Williams, tortured and killed 21-year-old Alishah Pointer in East Cleveland.... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Aaron L. Sharp
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder. Aaron L. Sharp, who turned 24 years old, shooting a total of four people, including two East Cleveland Police officers.... More...
$ (01-23-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Lamarcus Devonte McLaughlin
Cincinnati, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of aggravated vehicular assault (suspension) in violation of R.C. 2903.08(A)(1), a felony of the second degree; one count of operating a vehicle while under the influence (OVI) in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1)(a), a misdemeanor of the first degree; one count of OVI (marihuana 10ng urine or 2ng blood) in vi... More...
$0 (11-14-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Devin Long
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug possession and firearm felonies.<br> <br> As they surveilled Devin Long, officers observed him engage in several suspected drug transactions. Based on these discoveries, a magistrate judge issued a warrant to search Long's house for evidence related to drug trafficking. The search turned up a host of illegal firea... More...
$0 (10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Robert Orvaets
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felon in possession of fiarearm and ammunition.<br> <br> Robert Oravets committed a series of serious felonies. He claims that the Second Amendment nonetheless protects his right to possess a firearm. <br> <br> Six years ago, Ohio indicted Oravets on two counts of drug trafficking with a firearm. Prosecutors dropped the... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Juan A. Otero, III
Akron, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with ne count of felon-in-possession of a firearm, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and three counts of possessing with the intent to distribute a controlled substance, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), (b)(1). <br> <br> On two separate occasions, police officers waited for Juan Otero to leave a residence, pulled him over nearby durin... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Claude Coleman
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with or two counts of drug trafficking, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and use of a <br> firearm during drug trafficking, id. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). <br> <br> Late on a May evening in Cleveland, officers approached a man drinking alcohol on a sidewalk in v... More...
$0 (08-26-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Jaaviaid Alan McCarley-Connin
Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> On February 8, 2021, a package was shipped through the Cleveland United States Postal<br> Service distribution center. It was addressed to Adrian Garcia in South Gate, California, from a<br> D. McCarley at a Tiffin Street address in Fostoria, Ohio. The package raised postal inspectors'<br> suspi... More...
$0 (08-25-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Devante Glenn
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling<br> drugs that led to an overdose death, appeals his conviction on two counts of distributing<br> carfentanil, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), and one count of using a<br> telecommunications device to facilitate the transaction, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 843(b). <br> <br> On July 19,... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - OH)Monica Gray v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, et al.
Columbus, Ohio employmentlaw lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> <br> Monica Gray helped a colleague secure an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The colleague's supervisor opposed the accommodation and, a few months later, reported Gray for timecard falsification. State Farm investigated the report and fired Gray. Gray t... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)Matthew Warman v. Mount St. Joseph University, et al.
Cincinnati, Ohio personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Matthew Warman, a former graduate student at Mount St. Joseph<br> University (MSJU), objected to taking the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds. When<br> MSJU announced that it would require all students and employees to be vaccinated, Warman<br> applied for a religious exempti... More...
$0 (07-25-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Jtton Edward Watson, aka J’ttonAli One Eye El Bey
Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with f felony possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1).<br> <br> Motion to suppress s evidence obtained from a vehicle search conducted on December 5, 2020,<br> arguing that the initial traffic stop, his warrantless arrest, and the subsequent search of his vehicle<br> violated his Fourth Amendment ri... More...
$0 (07-16-2025 - OH)<h21> Danie Stewart and Rachel Kosoff v. David W. Martin, et al.
Dayton, Ohio truat and estate lawyers represented the parties contesting the management of a revocable trust.<br> <br> Lester Warren Martin passed away on March 13, 2020, at age 96. A World War II<br> veteran and a graduate of Harvard Medical School, Dr. Martin was an accomplished physician at<br> the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, one of the world's best youth hospitals. Among Dr. Martin's<br> c... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Shannon Matheny
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed bank robbery.<br> <br> Wearing a fake beard and sunglasses, Matheny walked into the First Federal Savings bank in Lorain, Ohio, brandished a silver gun, and demanded cash; he ultimately took about $4,000. When police officers stopped Matheny's car two days later, they discovered drugs, paraphernalia, and a gun. Af... More...
$0 (07-02-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Paul D. Turner
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking, onspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack), Possession of a Firearm by Convicted Felon.<br> <br> Paul Turner pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Because he continued to sell cocaine while out on bond and refused to take responsibility for his violent p... More...
$0 (06-26-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Nicholas P. Duty </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with altering records </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Columbus police officer sentenced to 3 years in prison for altering records</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A former Columbus police officer was sentenced in federal court her... More...
$0 (06-10-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Cosmax USA and Nu-World Corporation </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with False Claims Act Allegations </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Former Solon-based Manufacturer to Pay $6M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Paycheck Protection Program</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - OH)Michael Poffenbarger v. Frank Kindall, III, et al.
Dayton, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff claiming that the Air Force's COVID-19 mandate, as applied to him, violated the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) and the First Amendment. <br> <br> MoreLaw was created to help people find experienced lawyers to represent them in the more than 3,144 counties across the United States. Click the link above to see a list of lawyers re... More...
$0 (05-16-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Andre Whitlow
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the being a felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Around 2:30 in the morning, Andre Whitlow was driving his mother's car. Officer<br> Thomas Kazimer observed Whitlow driving and decided to run a registration check on his<br> vehicle. The officer learned that the car's license plate was expired and pulled Whitlow ov... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - OH)Cynthia Brown, et al. v. David Yost
Columbus, Ohio civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking to amend the Ohio Constitution.<br> <br> MoreLaw's goal is to help people seeking legal assistance to find the best lawyers available to represent them in any county in the United States. Click the link above to see some lawyers available where this case was tried who might be available to represent you.<br> <br> Ohio Attorney... More...
$0 (04-15-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Elmer Lebron-Novas
Sandusky, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking cocaine.<br> <br> On January 14, 2021, Defendant was indicted on one count of trafficking in cocaine in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(2) and (C)(4)(g), a first degree felony; one count of possession of cocaine in violation of R.C 2925.11(A) and (C)(4)(f), a first degree felony; one count of trafficking in... More...
$0 (03-28-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Briana K. Mohler
Bellefontaine, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with four counts: Count One of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol, a drug of abuse or a combination of them ("OVI") in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1)(a), (G)(1)(b), a first-degree misdemeanor; Count Two of driving under suspension in violation of R.C. 4510.111(A), (C)(1), an unclassified misdemeanor; Co... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Louis Crosby III </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Social Security number fraud as part of scheme to obtain jobs at law firms </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Disbarred attorney sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for Social Security number fraud as part of scheme to obtain jobs at law ... More...
$0 (03-10-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Alexander Sittenfeld, aks P.G. Sittenfeld
Cincinatte, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bribery.<br> <br> ery day in this country, politicians solicit donations to finance their campaigns. And every day, those same politicians make statements about what they believe in, what they've done, and what they promise to do once elected. Sometimes, even<br> often, these solicitations and promises occur in the sam... More...
$0 (02-11-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Jason Iverson
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with murder.<br> <br> On September 4, 2023, Iverson's mother and his three minor children attended a church event at a park, when Iverson unexpectedly arrived and started an argument with his sister, Mercedes Iverson ("Mercedes"), and her husband, Norbert Carter ("Norbert"). As a result of Iverson's behavior, his entire fam... More...
$0 (02-09-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Juan R. Grogan
Akron, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> ury convicted Juan Grogan of possessing a firearm as a felon, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute. At trial, the judge allowed the government to admit testimony about a series of statements that Grogan made during... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - OH)<h1> United States of America v. Maurice B. Stewart </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing fentanyl </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Local chef sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling fake 'M30' Percocet pills that contained fentanyl</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> selling fake 'M30' Percocet pills t... More...
$0 (02-04-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Christopher Hane
Canton, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of child endangering pursuant to R.C. 2919.22(A) and (E)(2)(b), a felony of the fourth degree [Count I] and one count of drug possession pursuant to R.C. 2925.11(A) and (C), a misdemeanor of the first degree. Appellant entered pleas of not guilty and the matter proceeded to trial by jury. Prior to trial, appella... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Christopher W. Martin
Columbus, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with n two counts of aggravated murder, both unclassified felonies; two counts of murder, both unclassified felonies; and one count of kidnapping, a first-degree felony. <br> <br> The events surrounding the charged offenses occurred on May 9, 2018, at his apartment at 1008 Parsons Avenue in Columbus. <br> <br> On April 12, 20... More...
$0 (01-14-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Timothy R. Kimble
Tiffin, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual felonies.<br> <br> This case originated on December 21, 2022, when a Seneca County grand jury returned an indictment against Kimble, charging him as follows: Count 1 - Rape, a first-degree felony in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b); Count 2 -Rape, a first-degree felony in violation of R.C. 2907.02(A)(1)(b); Count ... More...
$0 (01-13-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Abdul Kilgore
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> In 2012, Kilgore was convicted of trafficking cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1)<br> and (b)(1)(B). He received an 84-month prison sentence to run concurrently with his state<br> sentences, followed by eight years of supervised release. Conditions of his supervised release<br> in... More...
$0 (01-10-2025 - OH)<h2? In re: MCP No. 185, Federal Communications Commission, etc.
Cincinnati, Ohio civil litigation lawyers represented the parties challenging net neutrality policies adopted by the FCC.<br> <br> As Congress has said, the Internet has "flourished, to the benefit of all Americans, with a<br> minimum of government regulation.†47 U.S.C. § 230(a)(4). The Federal Communications<br> Commission largely followed this command from the Telecommunications Act of... More...
$0 (01-02-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Keith Harris
<h2><br> Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with multiple drug offenses.<br> </h2><br> <br> On August 15, 2023, Harris was indicted on seven drug-related offenses: drug trafficking (cocaine) in violation of R.C. 2925.03(A)(2), a felony of the second degree (Count 1); drug possession (cocaine) in violation of R.C. 2925.11(A) a felony of the second degree (Coun... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Michael Wood
<h2><br> Springfield, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with driving under a suspension imposed for operating a vehicle while under the influence (DUI).<br> </h2><br> <br> {¶ 2} As a result of a traffic stop that occurred on April 26, 2021, Wood was issued a traffic citation for various misdemeanor offenses, including one count of driving under an OVI suspension in vi... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Kendrid Nason
<h2><br> Toledo, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1).<br> </h><br> <br> <br> After additional investigation, on July 31, 2023, the state filed a superseding indictment in case No. CR 202302153, charging appellant with Count 1: felonious assault in violation of R.C. 2903.11(A)(1) and (D), a felony of the second deg... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Austin John Hart
<h2><br> Bowling Green, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft and receiving stolen property.<br> </h2><br> <br> Appellant was indicted in a two-count indictment on November 3, 2022. Count one charged him with theft, a felony of the fifth degree based upon the value of the property stolen; and count two charged him with receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor of... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Richard Poole
<h2><br> Mount Vernon, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated robbery.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> {¶2} On January 16, 2024, the Knox County Grand Jury indicted appellant with one count of aggravated robbery, in violation of R.C. 2911.01(A)(1), a felony of the first degree. Appellant was arraigned on January 17, 2024, and entered a plea of not guilty on the cha... More...
$0 (10-08-2024 - OH)The State of Ohio v. Johnathan Smith
<h2><br> Cincinnati, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Pursuant to Supreme Court Practice Rule 7.08(B)(3), we summarily reverse the First District Court of Appeals' judgment holding that there was insufficient evidence to establish that the offenses with which appellee, Johnathan Smith, was charged occurred in Hamilton County. We ... More...
$0 (10-22-2024 - OH)State of Ohio v. Quincy Watson
<h2><br> Circleville, Ohio aggravated trafficking in drugs and illegal conveyand of drugs of abuse onto the grounds of a detention facility criminal defense lawyer.<br> </h2><br> <br> {¶2} On May 4, 2023, Watson was indicted on nine felony counts as follows:<br> <br> Count One: Complicity to aggravated trafficking in drugs with specification in violation of R.C. 2923.03 and 2925.03(A)(1) and ... More...
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