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Cleveland, Ohio Criminal Attorneys
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Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorneys represent clients who have been charged with a criminal offense under the US Criminal Code, or with various State offenses.
Some of the offenses that criminal attorneys deal with include: - Young Offender cases
- Weapons Offenses
- Theft
- Robbery
- Impaired Driving
- Domestic Assault, Sexual Assault
- Drug Related Offenses
- Murder / Homicide / Manslaughter
- Fraud
- Internet Related Charges
- Break & Enter
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Impaired Driving Defense Attorneys
Driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol is a criminal offense, and most Criminal attorneys will take on cases that involve impaired driving charges. We have created an additional category to for Impaired Driving attorneys since a great number of attorneys specialize in the area of Impaired Driving, and also due to the fact that most individuals who have been charged with an impaired driving offense would search for an Impaired Driving attorney and not a criminal attorney.
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Man cleared of rape that happened in 1993Posted Feb 05, 2014 on www.cleveland.com Stephen Cothran was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges in connection to an incident that happened in 1993. Cothran, 56, became a suspect when his DNA linked him to evidence gathered during the incident. However, a negative test had the jury dismissing the charges against Cothran. Reuben Sheperd, a criminal attorney in Cleveland defending for Cothran, said that the victim had agreed to have sex with his client. Cuyahoga corruption snitch gets six years in prison
Posted Dec 20, 2013 on www.cleveland.com J. Kevin Kelley was handed a six-year prison sentence for his involvement in the Cuyahoga corruption case, considered as one of the biggest in the county. Kelley was the first defendant to offer his cooperation to the FBI who was investigating the corruption issue. He admitted to being the one who collects and pays off the bribes to county officials. During his sentencing, Kelley issued an apology to his family as well as the taxpayers of Cuyahoga County. Kelley has also been ordered to pay restitution of about $700,000. Kelley's cooperation ensured the cooperation of other defendants in the case and the conviction of several people involved in the corruption. Cleveland defense attorney John Gibbons said there is no excuse for Kelley's involvement in the corruption, however, his cooperation is the best way for him to make amends. Councilor sentenced to jail for third drunk driving convictionPosted Sep 05, 2013 on www.cleveland.com Cleveland councilor Zack Reed will be spending more than a week in jail for his third drunk driving conviction. Aside from a 10-day jail term, Reed, who is seeking re-election, will be wearing a bracelet for two months which will monitor his alcohol use. Cleveland defense lawyers Kevin Spellacy and Jeff Saffold, representing Reed, said their client is being treated for alcoholism and is addressing his addiction to alcohol, which has been going on for much of his life. Reed's other drunk driving convictions were meted in 2005 and three years later in 2008. Castro gets life prison with no parolePosted Aug 01, 2013 on www.wbir.com Ariel Castro will be spending the rest of his life in prison and will never be getting a chance for parole after he admitted to kidnapping and abusing three women for about a decade. Castro, who used to work as a driver for a school bus, submitted a guilty plea to more than 900 charges in connection with the decade-crime. The Puerto Rican kidnapped Michelle Knight, Gina DeJesus and Amanda Berry from the years 2002 to 2004, and held them as prisoners in his home until May this year, when they managed to flee. He made the three women live in appalling conditions, sexually abused them several times which resulted to him fathering a boy with Berry. Castro also assaulted them several times which also resulted to Berry miscarrying five times. Despite his guilty plea, Castro had objected to being called a "sexual predator". Cleveland criminal defense attorney Craig Weintraub said Castro has a mental illness but a forensic psychiatrist said otherwise. Judge Michael Russo of the Cuyahoga County told Castro that he is not the victim but the victimizer. Plea deal for drunk driver who crashed boat and killed a soon-to-be wed manPosted Feb 11, 2014 on nypost.com A plea deal had Richard Aquilone pleading to lesser charges and getting just a probation for the death of Jijo Puthuvamkunnath. Puthuvamkunnath was to be married in a few weeks but he never got to tie the knot as he got killed when a drunk Aquilone rammed his boat with his yacht. The impact was so great that Puthuvamkunnath's boat was split in two. Aside from the probation, Aquilone will also be made to serve the community for 250 hours. Marc Agnifilo, New York criminal attorney defending for Aquilone, said his client has expressed regret for the loss that he has caused the Puthuvamkunnaths. Man cleared of theft charges
Posted Feb 06, 2014 on www.aspentimes.com Kevin Keheley can breathe a sigh of relief after a jury exonerated him of theft. Keheley was accused of defrauding a man after entering into a contract of developing an application for a smartphone, which he was never able to produce. The contract was for $17,000 and Keheley was paid up front with $10,000. Keheley then relocated to Austin but promised to finish the application. This, however, never happened. Denver criminal lawyer Laurie Schmidt, who defended for Keheley, said that what happened was a business dispute. Schmidt added that Keheley had no intention of running away from giving back the money that he received as evidenced by emails showing his intention to pay the money back. $600,000 bail set for man who threatened Seattle mayorPosted Jan 18, 2014 on abclocal.go.com Neither the prosecution nor the defense got what they wanted when the judge ordered Mitchell Munro Taylor to remain in jail and set the bail at $600,000. Eric Lindell, the Seattle criminal lawyer defending for Taylor, had asked for a $10,000 bail saying that his client has not been taking his medicines for Asperger's Syndrome. This was countered by the prosecution, who sought a $1 million bail. Lindell was jailed when he posted several threatening messages on Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's Facebook page. He also posted a threat which authorities believed targeted Kshama Sawant, the first socialist to have become a member of the City Council. NFL player's non-cooperation sees theft charges dropped against woman who stole his jewelry Posted Dec 18, 2013 on articles.sun-sentinel.com Theft charges against Subhanna Beyah were dropped after her victim, New York Giants' Shaun Rogers, refused to cooperate with the authorities. Jonathan Meltz, Beyah's lawyer in Miami, could not be contacted to comment on the issue. Miami prosecutors believed that Beyah did to Rogers what she did to two other men, wherein she drugged them before stealing their valuables. According to the police, Rogers had met Beyah at the nightclub of the hotel where he was staying. Together with another couple, they had gone up to his room where he went to sleep while the others were partying. Before he went to sleep, he put his jewelry inside a safe in the room. When he woke up, Beyah was already gone and so was his jewelry worth almost $500,000. Rogers had told the prosecution that he was not willing to cooperate during the one time he spoke with them. Despite the failure of the theft charges to prosper, the prosecution instead will go ahead with charging Beyah for violating her probation wherein she is looking at a 20-year prison sentence if convicted. Man sentenced to prison in domestic violence conviction Posted Sep 30, 2013 on www.masslive.com Lashawn Sheldon was meted a sentence of about four years in prison after he was convicted of kidnapping and other domestic crimes. Springfield defense attorney Dale E. Bass said that his client, Sheldon, committed most of the offences while he and the victim were breaking up. Court heard that when the victim had decided to end her relationship with Sheldon, he had abducted and threatened her. He had also harassed her in her work place. After serving his prison term, Sheldon will be put under probation for three years.
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