Do I need to hire a lawyer for my son?

Yes, you should hire an attorney. He faces being terminated from the diversion program and sentenced for the original UAC charge. He needs to...

Malpractice suit if a doctor failed to test for HIV over a 14 month period, even though the patient had obvious HIV symptoms

The malpractice question is whether the doctor or hospitals fell below acceptable standards of care in failing to timely diagnose the HIV. Your...

I was originally charged with a felony but convicted of a misdemeanor, but I'm still placed on felony probation Is this legal?

To put it simply, since you pled in felony court, you are being supervised by the felony court probation department. If this charge had been...

If he had 180 days hanging over his head on the OVI, then the court could impose that sentence on the probation violation. Oftentimes the court...

The officer cannot legally search your cell phone without a warrant or consent to search. The officer can ask for the passcode, an you can give it...

Do I have a chance at this case being dropped or not going to jail /having a permanent record?

Telecommunications harassment is a misdemeanor of the first degree on a first offense. If this is your first and only offense, then you may be able...

Yes, you should hire an attorney. Depending on which section they cited you under, you may be facing a license suspension. You should be up front...

Is this normal?

If there is no charge, then it is a serious violation of due process rights. You need to hire an attorney and consider filing a writ of habeas corpus.

Can someone be credited with X amount of days served if the jail turns him away due to overcrowding & says come back in 30 days?

You can only get credit for time actually served. So unless he is in jail, he doesn't get credit.

What are Ohio Law on marijuana?

Mr. Yeazel's answer is exactly correct. If your offense occurred within city limits, you may be able to hire an attorney and get the prosecutor to...