Recent Publication Released by Attorney Kratcoski

Attorney Peter Christopher Kratcoski recently assisted in co-authoring the 6th Edition of the book titled Juvenile Delinquency: Theory, Research, and the Juvenile Justice Process published by Springer. The text features interviews from various individuals who work in...

Ohio Expungement Law

Ohio law, offers the opportunity to put your criminal record behind you through the process of “expungement.” Having your record expunged means that any record of your criminal conviction is sealed from the record. An expungement makes it appear as though the...
Treatment in Lieu of Conviction

Treatment in Lieu of Conviction

Treatment in lieu of conviction is a program where eligible offenders have the opportunity to obtain dismissal of charge(s) after completing court-ordered treatment. To be eligible for this program it is necessary that the offense took place as a result of...

Maryland v. King: SCOTUS’ Suspect Opinion on DNA Swabs

I wanted to talk today about a case that was decided in June 2013 by the United States Supreme Court, Maryland v. King. King is an important decision with regard to Fourth Amendment rights. Factually, King involved the conviction of Alonzo King for a rape that...

Your Right to Remain Silent & Right to a Jury: When and Where?

Errol A. Can, Esq. I wanted to discuss two cases that were decided at the Supreme Court today concerning criminal law. The first deals with the right to remain silent, and the second deals with mandatory maximum sentencing laws. The first case is Salinas v. Texas 570...

GPS Devices Subject to Fourth Amendment

Errol A. Can, Esq. The Eleventh District Court of Appeals recently decided State v. Allen, and in doing so, made an interesting connection between today’s current technology and the law. The holding in the case states that, because Allen’s counsel did not move to...