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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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  • Ohio Law Harshens Heroin Drug Law Definitions & Penalties

    Ohio House Bill 171, which was passed in late May 2016 and became officially effective September 14 th , 2016, has considerably changed several key legal statutes defining heroin drug trafficking and possession crimes. Previously, heroin charges involving 50 grams to 250 grams was considered a first degree felony; now, heroin charges involving 50 grams to 100 grams constitutes a first degree ...
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  • O.R.C. 2903.03 Voluntary Manslaughter

    Unlike aggravated murder and murder , in Ohio, voluntary manslaughter is the killing of someone 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 incite or provoke the person into using some type of deadly force. Generally in this type of crime, there is no "cooling down" period for the offender—everything ...
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  • Penalties of Felony OVI-§ 4511.19(A) & (G)

    DUI—as it used to be called—laws are on a path of constant change in Ohio. Now days, they are called OVI. OVI simply means— O perating a V ehicle under the I nfluence of drugs or alcohol. However, there is a more severe form of OVI called a Felony OVI. The Ohio Revised Code §4511.19(A) & (G) (Felony OVI) tells us what the penalties are if someone is convicted of more than one OVI, has past ...
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  • Case Results: Client With Two Felonies Declared Incompetent for Trial

    When a person has an extensive criminal history and has already proven to make unwise choices with his or her life, there are times that it may seem impossible to dismiss a case or prove that someone is innocent. A client recently came to the Meranda Law Firm LTD having been charged of credit card theft and a violation of a CPO. Both of these crimes are considered felonies in the state of Ohio, ...
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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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  • Felony Case Dismissed - Speedy Trial Violations

    Client was charged with two felony counts in Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Case No.: 10CR0119. Count One: Weapons Under Disability, a violation of Ohio Revised Code 2923.13, a felony of the third degree carrying a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000.00 fine; and Count Two: Receiving Stolen Property, a violation of Ohio Revised Code 2913.51, a felony of the fourth degree ...
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