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  • Attorney Meranda Interviewed About Robbery Case

    The Case On January 15, 2019, Brianna N. Dotson (19) of Newark used a social media app to lure an unsuspecting man, Jim Jenkins, to her home. When he entered the house, he was physically assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by Dotson’s boyfriend and three teenage boys. After the violent altercation, the four men dragged Jenkins out of the house and tried to force him into a vehicle. When Jenkins ...
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  • O.R.C. 2903.12 Aggravated Assault

    Aggravated assault is the causing of serious physical harm to another while under a sudden passion or fit of rage, either brought on by serious provocation by the victim that would be seen as reasonably sufficient to knowingly incite or provoke the person into using some type of deadly force. Generally in this type of crime, there is not a “cooling down” period for the offender—everything occurs ...
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  • O.R.C. 2903.11 Felonious assault

    Felonious assault is the causing of serious physical harm to another or another's unborn, doing the same with a deadly weapon or dangerous ordnance, or knowingly having HIV or AIDS while engaging in sexual conduct with another person without disclosure, or with a person who has a diminished capacity for any appreciation to the significance of the virus or syndrome, or with a person under the age ...
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  • O.R.C. 2903.08 Aggravated vehicular assault; vehicular assault

    These crimes are, in a most rudimentary sense, the serious physical harming of another while the offender was: "...operating or participating in the operation of a motor vehicle, motorcycle, snowmobile, locomotive, watercraft, or aircraft." This can be shown by proximately causing another's death in a reckless manner. Aggravated vehicular assault is where the operator was under the influence of ...
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  • Case Results: Juvenile Criminal Charges

    Juvenile was charged with two counts of assault after fighting with two other girls that were calling her racially derogatory names. After showing the prosecutor that my client had also had physical injuries and reacted aggressively only after being called a racially derogatory name, the prosecutor dismissed one count of assault and amended the first court to a disorderly conduct – a misdemeanor ...
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  • Assault and Criminal Trespass Charges Dismissed and Reduced

    Client was over at his girlfriend's house when he was attacked by his girlfriend's daughter and boyfriend. Attorney Meranda's client informed them that he was going to call the police on them; however they called the police first and informed them that attorney Meranda's client was trespassing and assaulted them. The police showed up and took everyone's statement, two against one tactic so the ...
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  • Woman charged with Felonious Assault sentenced to time served

    Columbus criminal defense lawyer, Edward Itayim represented a woman involved with a very complicated situation. She had never been convicted of or pled guilty to any criminal offense; however, she was facing a two (2) year prison sentence. Days before the trial, the prosecutor offered a reduced charge. Moreover, he offered a negotiated penalty that would include the client never seeing the inside ...
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  • Client Charged With An Assault Case Was Dismissed

    Columbus criminal defense lawyer, Edward Itayim represented a gentleman charged with assault . This man was charged after he was defending one of his friends that were being assaulted in a local bar. After several hearings and discussions with the prosecutor, the case was set for trial. Days before the trial, the assault case was dismissed and the young man's record remained spotless. If you are ...
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  • Client Facing Felonious Assault Charge, Felony of the 2nd Degree, Pleads to a Misdemeanor Assault and Subsequent Domestic Violence Charge is Dismissed

    Client fails to take medication as prescribed ends up assaulting member of family badly. Injuries sustained should have made the client being charged with a Felonious Assault charge which carries up to eight (8) years in prison. However, Columbus criminal defense lawyer Zachuary Meranda was able to plea his client to a misdemeanor assault charge and then was able to point out issues in the case ...
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  • Alcoholism leads to client's arrest and felony assault charges against a police officer

    Client was suffering from the disease of alcoholism. On the evening in questions the client was severely intoxicated and attacked the police officer who was called to scene. This ended with the client being charged with a felony of the fourth degree, Assault on a Police Officer. Client was facing six (6) to eighteen (18) months in prison and a $5,000.00 fine. The State was recommending a term of ...
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  • Aggravated Robbery, Felonious Assault, and Assault

    Defendant was with a group of friends walking down the street when one of the guys in his group decided to attack and assault an innocent bystander. Shortly thereafter, the defendant was arrested for Aggravated Robbery (a felony of the first degree), Felonious Assault (a felony of the second degree), and Assault (a misdemeanor of the first degree). After spending several months conducting a ...
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  • Wrong Place, Wrong Time

    Client was leaving BW3's bar when a fight ensued in the parking lot. Client continued to his vehicle and drove off trying to avoid any altercation with the fighting parties. A third party saw client leave the scene and made the assumption that the defendant was involved in the fight. The third party witness took down the client's license plate number and shortly thereafter the defendant was ...
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