City of Toledo v. Williams, 2017-Ohio-8344
Oct 27, 2017OUTCOME: Reversed and acquitted
Defendant acquitted on appeal for obstructing official business.
Toledo, OH
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Practice Areas: Appeals
OUTCOME: Reversed and acquitted
Defendant acquitted on appeal for obstructing official business.
OUTCOME: Plea and conviction vacated
Defendant plead guilty to and was convicted of sexual battery, a third-degree felony. On appeal, defendant's guilty plea found invalid and judgment vacated.
OUTCOME: Sentence reversed.
Defendant convicted of third-degree felony DUI was sentenced to four years. On appeal, sentence vacated as maximum term permitted by law was three years.
OUTCOME: Reversed and acquitted
Conviction for participation in a criminal gang, reversed as not supported by the evidence.
OUTCOME: Reversed
Conviction for threatening domestic violence reversed. Trial court violated the defendant's 6th Amendment right to counsel.
OUTCOME: Contempt vacated
Client found in contempt of court. On appeal, contempt vacated because client was denied Due Process in proceedings.
OUTCOME: Guilty plea vacated. Client's plea was unknowing because court failed to inform her of sex offender registration requirements.
Client sentenced on her guilty plea to sex offenses.
OUTCOME: On appeal, acquitted of felony compelling prostitution and acquitted of two felony counts of attempted pandering obscenity. Case also held that sentence was contrary to law, and client received new sentencing hearing.
Client charged with 17 felony counts, sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison.
OUTCOME: On appeal, vacated guilty pleas as unknowing and involuntary and vacated sentence
Client had pled guilty to two first-degree misdemeanors. The trial court imposed a sentence of 180 days.
OUTCOME: On appeal, reversed sentence. Firearm specifications should have merged into single sentence, and consecutive sentences for all counts had to be vacated. Client received new sentencing hearing.
Client charged with four felony counts and four firearm specifications, trial court had sentenced client to 32 years.