Will the prosecutor offer a deal in your Cincinnati criminal case?

Most likely, yes!  However, they will not talk to most defendants who do not have a lawyer.

Our Cincinnati Ohio criminal defense lawyers will talk to the prosecutor about the best deal that can be offered in your case.  The real question is, how good will it be?

The criminal defense lawyers at Suhre & Associates are able to negotiate with the prosecutor in your criminal case.  We will be able to get you the best deal available to meet your objectives.

This is important because you may not have to plea to a crime you are guilty of.  However, it might involve pleading to a crime that you did not commit.

You might also want to avoid the name of a particular crime from appearing on your record.  Also, you might want to avoid a particularly nasty mandatory minimum sentence that is part of a crime you are charged with.

If you, or a family member, has been arrested, give our Cincinnati Criminal Lawyers a call on their 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513-333-0014.  Because now is the perfect time to put the experience of an AWARD WINNING LAW FIRM, a FORMER PROSECUTOR, AND a FORMER POLICE OFFICER to work for you.

If you are arrested for a crime, the judge will usually set what is called “bail.” Bail is sometimes set, per a schedule, immediately after you are booked for a crime. For more serious crimes, bail may not be set until your arraignment, which is the court date where the charges are read against you and you enter your plea.

Bail is the amount of money you are required to pay in order to leave jail during the period between your arraignment and trial. In some cases, the judge may deny bail, meaning that you will have to stay in jail to await your criminal trial.

For example, individuals who commit particularly reprehensible crimes or who are considered to be a high flight risk may be denied bail. In most situations, you are not required to pay the full bail amount, but are instead allowed to post a portion of it, as a “bond.”

The bond is your promise that you will show up for all required court appearances. There are many different ways in which bond can be posted. The following is a primer on some of those ways.

If you, or a family member, has been arrested, give our Cincinnati Criminal Lawyers a call on their 24 Hour Emergency Number at 513-333-0014.  Because now is the perfect time to put the experience of an AWARD WINNING LAW FIRM, a FORMER PROSECUTOR, AND a FORMER POLICE OFFICER to work for you.

Theft in Ohio is defined in the Ohio Revised Code as follows:

(A) No person, with purpose to deprive the owner of property or services, shall knowingly obtain or exert control over either the property or services in any of the following ways:

(1) Without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent;

(2) Beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent;

(3) By deception;

(4) By threat;

(5) By intimidation.

Theft, in simpler terms, is the taking of another property without permission.  In Ohio, theft can be charged as wither a misdemeanor or a felony.  A conviction for a misdemeanor of the first degree is punishable by up to 6 months in jail!  And for a felony charge 5^th degree, up to 6 -12 months in jail.  The higher level felony theft charges include even a harsher jail sentence.

If you have been charged with either a misdemeanor or felony theft charge, you are facing a potential jail sentence.  The Attorneys at Suhre & Associates include FORMER PROSECUTORS AND A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.  We will aggressively advocate for your defense starting with the collection of all evidence.

From there, we will perform an assessment of the evidence to determine where the weaknesses in the case lie.  This allows us to exploit those weaknesses to a level that may warrant a reduction, diversion, or an acquittal at trial.

If you are eligible, we may be able to negotiate with the prosecutors to allow you to enter the diversion program which ultimately leads to a DISMISSAL.

So, call Suhre & Associates, LLC at 513-333-0014 for a FREE CONSULTATION 24/7.  We truly do welcome your call and will answer all of your questions to the best of our abilities.

Yes.  In fact, juvenile crime is on the rise in Ohio and the penalties are become stiffer and stiffer for juveniles that are adjudicated or found guilty of crimes.  The penalties not only result in a juvenile criminal record but may include: fines, court costs, community service or confinement. 

A juvenile is considered anyone who is charged with an offense prior to his or her 18th birthday.  However, the juvenile court can sentence a juvenile to the Department of Youth Services up until their 21st birthday.  In addition, the State of Ohio can “bind” a juvenile over to the grand jury, if the crime is egregious, and have that individual tried as an adult.

The attorneys at Suhre & Associates, LLC include FORMER PROSECUTORS AND A FROMER POLICE OFFICER.  Having been on the “other side of the law” gives our attorneys an invaluable insight as to the way your child’s case will make its way through the juvenile court system. 

We begin your child’s representation with sitting down with you and getting a complete play by play of the facts.  Then, we file a motion for discovery which allows us to assess all the evidence the State has against your child.  In doing so, we are able to determine where the strengths of the case lie and what theory of litigation we can develop to overcome those strengths.  In turn, we also determine the weaknesses in the case.  By exploiting those weaknesses, we may be able to warrant a reduction to a lesser charge, enter into a diversion program which ultimately leads to a dismissal of the charge, or be acquitted at trial.

The days of getting a fine and a slap on the wrist are over for juveniles adjudicated or convicted of crimes in Ohio.  So, call Suhre & Associates, LLC at 513-333-0014 for a FREE CONSULTATION.  We truly do welcome your call 24/7.  Because now is the perfect time to put the knowledge and experience of FORMER PROSECUTORS AND A FORMER POLICE OFFICER to work for you.

The Ohio Revised Code defines Assault as:

2903.13 Assault.
(A) No person shall knowingly cause or attempt to cause physical harm to another or to another’s unborn.
(B) No person shall recklessly cause serious physical harm to another or to another’s unborn.
Assault can be charged as a felony or a misdemeanor depending on a variety of circumstances.  Those include: was there “serious physical harm”, or was there a “deadly weapon” used. 

The crime of assault is a very serious crime in Ohio.  Assault, charged as a misdemeanor, is a misdemeanor of the 1st degree and is punishable by up to 1 YEAR IN JAIL, fines, court costs, probation and you may even be ordered to complete an anger management class.  As a felony, it can carry up to 8 YEARS IN PRISON!

Thus, here at Suhre & Associates we begin your case with our own separate assessment and investigation into the evidence.

We will look at whether there was actual physical harm or just a threat of physical harm.  Was the threat conditional?  Did you act in self defense?  There are a many different aspects of the case that must be analyzed.

Our goal is to complete a thorough assessment of the evidence in order to determine where the weaknesses in the State’s case lie.  From there, we exploit those weaknesses to a level which is detrimental to the State’s case. At the same time, we are developing a theory of litigation to overcome the strengths.

We are committed to mounting the most comprehensive and aggressive defense possible.  Our attorneys include both FORMER PROSECTUORS AND A FORMER POLICE OFFICER.   Call now for your FREE CONSULTATION  at 513-333-0014.  Because now is the perfect time to put our experience and knowledge to work for you.  

You can be arrested and charged with disorderly conduct if you recklessly cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm by:

-         Engaging in fighting, in threatening harm to persons or property, or in violent or turbulent behavior;

-         Making unreasonable noise or an offensive coarse utterance, gesture, or display or communicating unwarranted and grossly abusive language to any person;

-         Insulting, taunting, or challenging another, under circumstances in which that conduct is likely to provoke a violent response;

-         Hindering or preventing the movement of persons on a public street, road, highway, or right of way, or to, from , within, or upon public or private property, so as to interfere with the rights of others, and by the any act that serve s no lawful and reasonable purpose of the offender;

-         Creating a condition that is physically offensive to persons or that presents a risk of physical harm to persons or property, by any act that serves no lawful reasonable purpose of the offender.

Or, while voluntarily intoxicated:

-         In a public place or in the presence of two or more persons, engage in conduct likely to be offensive or to cause inconvenience, annoyance or alarm to persons of ordinary sensibilities, which conduct the offender, if the offender were not intoxicated, should know is likely to have that effect on others; m

-         Engage in conduct or create a condition that presents a risk of physical harm to the offender or another, or the property of another. 

As you can see, this is broad language.  Therefore, disorderly conduct is one of the most widely charged offenses by police.  In addition, the conduct is subjective to the interpretation by police.  Thus, officers have wide discretion when deciding whether the conduct rises to the level of disorderly conduct. 

This discretion by police can lead to the charge of disorderly conduct that may be unwarranted.  Those unwarranted charges allow an experienced attorney to create a winning defense. 

Disorderly conduct has two separate criminal levels.  The officer may charge it as a minor misdemeanor with no possibility of jail time and punishable only by a fine.  However, most times the officer charges it as a misdemeanor of the fourth degree.  A misdemeanor of the fourth degree carries with it the possibility of 30 DAYS IN JAIL and a $250 fine as well as a period of probation.

 When you are charged with a disorderly conduct, an experienced lawyer can help build a winning defense.  Many times, if you lack a criminal history, the charge may be eligible for diversion which ultimately leads to a dismissal.  Other times, the charge may be reduced or dismissed based on the State’s inability to secure the appropriate witnesses. 

So, if you or a loved one is charged with the crime of disorderly conduct, give us a call at 513-333-0014.  Because now is the perfect time to put the knowledge and experience of A FORMER PROSECUTOR and A FORMER POLICE OFFICER to work for you.

At the scene of a crime, police are trained to treat everyone as either a victim or a suspected perpetrator. If you are a victim of the crime, by all means talk to the officer and provide the best information you can to help with the investigation.  By doing so, it allows the investigationg officers to collect as much evidence as possible to aid in appreheding the suspect.

If you are not a victim, you must give your correct name and address when questioned by a police officer. Failure to do so may be obstruction of official business. Beyond that, you can remain silent or ask for time to go and talk to an attorney before making a statement.

If the officer takes you in for questioning, it is best to say nothing until you speak to a lawyer.

So, if you or a loved one are in need of legal representation, call Suhre & Associates at 513-333-0014.  We are availbale 24 hours a day and gladly welcome your call.  The call and consultation are always free.  Because now is the perfect time to put the experience of a former COUNTY PROSECUTOR and a former POLICE OFFICER to work for you.

After receiving the instructions and hearing the final arguments, the jury retires to the jury room to begin deliberating. In most states the first order of business is to elect one of the jurors as the foreperson or presiding juror. This person’s role is to preside over discussions and votes of the jurors, and often to deliver the verdict. The bailiff’s job is to ensure that no one communicates with the jury during deliberations.

In Ohio, the jury may take the exhibits introduced into the record and the judge’s instructions to the jury room. Sometimes the jury will have a question about the evidence or the judge’s instructions. If this happens, the jury will give a note to the bailiff to take to the judge. The judge may respond to the note, or may call the jury back into the courtroom for further instructions or to have portions of the transcript read to them. Of course, any communication between the judge and jury should be in the presence of lawyers for each side or with their knowledge.

Usually the court provides the jury with written forms of all possible verdicts, so that when a decision is reached, the jury has only to choose the proper verdict form. In most instances, the verdict in a criminal case must be unanimous.

If the jury cannot come to a decision by the end of the day, the jurors may be sequestered, or housed in a hotel and secluded from all contact with other people, newspapers and news reports. In most cases, though, the jury will be allowed to go home at night. The judge will instruct jurors not to read or view reports of the case in the news. Nor should they consider or discuss the case while outside of the jury room.

If the jurors cannot agree on a verdict, a hung jury results, leading to a mistrial. The case is not decided, and it may be tried again at a later date before a new jury. Or the plaintiff or government may decide not to pursue the case further and there will be no subsequent trial.

If you have been arrested in Greater Cincinnati, call the Criminal Lawyers with Suhre & Assocaties at 513-333-0014 – 24 Hours a day, 365 days a year.  The call is free – and always, there is no obligation on your part

After reaching a decision, the jury notifies the bailiff, who notifies the judge. All of the participants reconvene in the courtroom and the decision is announced. The announcement may be made by either the foreperson or the court clerk.

Possible verdicts in criminal cases are “guilty” or “not guilty.” Sometimes, if the jury cannot unanimously reach a conclusion, this will result in a “hung jury.”  The State then has the opportunity to refile the case and the whole process is repeated.

The lawyer for either party may ask that the jury be polled, although the request usually comes from the losing party. This means each juror will be asked if he or she agrees with the decision, as announced. This is to make sure that the verdict announced is the actual verdict of the jury. After the decision is read and accepted by the court, the jury is dismissed, and the trial is over.

If you have been arrested in Greater Cincinnati, call the Criminal Lawyers with Suhre & Assocaties at 513-333-0014 – 24 Hours a day, 365 days a year.  The call is free – and always, there is no obligation on your part

The best way to answer this question is to quote a jury instruction that best sets out in our opinion, the concept of reasonable doubt in a criminal case:

The burden is upon the prosecution to prove by the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt every material and necessary element of the offense charged against the defendant. It is not sufficient that you may believe his guilt probable, or more probable than his innocence.

Suspicion or probability of guilt, however strong, will not authorize a conviction, but the evidence must prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

You shall not speculate or go outside of the evidence to consider what you think might have taken place, but you are to confine your consideration to the evidence introduced by the prosecution and the defense and unless you believe, upon a consideration of all the evidence before you, that guilt of the defendant has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt as to every material and necessary element of the offense charged against him, then you shall find the defendant not guilty.

The burden resting upon the prosecution to prove guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt does not require that such guilt be proven beyond every imaginable, conceivable or possible doubt, but only beyond a reasonable doubt .

You must limit your consideration to the evidence introduced, and you are not to go outside the evidence to hunt up doubts, nor must you entertain doubts that are speculative or conjectural. If, upon a consideration of all the evidence, you are satisfied of the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt, then you shall find him guilty

If you, or a family member has been arrested in Cincinnati, call our 24 hour emergency number at 513 333 0014 for an aggressive criminal defense team.