Ohio DUI / OVI Blog

DRIVER STOPPED BY POLICE WITHOUT COMMITTING A TRAFFIC VIOLATION Defendant was stopped by a Springfield Township police officer and charged

NEW OHIO LAW INCREASES FINES FOR OVI Ohio House Bill 37 (HB 37) will change certain mandatory penalties for those

The First District Court of Appeals recently decided a case involving a driving under an OVI suspension charge. A woman

The State Must Prove "Operation" In Order to Establish an OVI at Trial A judge in the Fairfield County Municipal

 The Fifth District Court of Appeals in Delaware County recently held that when an officer believes a driver may be

OVI CONVICTION THROWN OUT BECAUSE STATE COULD NOT SHOW IT FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING BREATH TESTS The Ohio Court

A recent Ohio court decision demonstrates the importance of statutory language in traffic cases. In State v. White, 2021-Ohio-2703, a

SPEEDING TICKET THROWN OUT: RADAR EVIDENCE FAULTY & VISUAL OBSERVATION OF SPEED NOT ENOUGH TO CONVICT The Ohio Court of

SCHEDULE A FREE CONSULTATION DRIVING OVER THE SOLID WHITE LINE IS NOT A MARKED LANES VIOLATION The Ohio Supreme Court

Police Search Car After Issuing Traffic Citation Warning, Prolonging Stop By Walking Two Drug Dogs Around the Vehicle; Passenger Charged