Up front: This blog is not meant in any way to disrespect the family and friends of Annie Rooney who, in her loving memory, have promoted Annie’s Law with nothing but good intentions and concern for public safety. That said, here is why it is permissible for you to oppose Annie’s Law, an Ohio Bill […]
Who Reads Anything Anyway
You should. Especially where it relates to a letter to drive from court. That is what you get when a court grants limited driving privileges on a suspension in Dayton, Ohio for DUI, OVI, or other offense. If you don’t make sure you leave court with proof of what the judge said, you are at […]
Dayton OVI Lawyer Speaks
I presented at the Annual Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, or OACDL, Advanced OVI Seminar in Columbus last week. I focused on changes if the Ohio Administrative Code, OAC. The OAC regulates how blood, breath, and urine testing is to be conducted in cases that are being prosecuted for DUI in Ohio. The […]
Invalidity Of HGN Eye Test
I taught a continuing education seminar yesterday at UC Law School. My focus was on the validity of the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test, or HGN. This is a bouncing of the eye as it gazes to the side. This the first test done on most DUI suspects in the Dayton Ohio area. The officer will […]
Second Offense Driving Privileges
When you are arrested for DUI in Dayton Ohio and test over the limit or refuse you should be suspended by the BMV. The officer will give you a copy of the BMV 2255 which puts you on notice of that. You will have to wait 90 days if you refuse and 45 days if […]
