So your son or daughter has graduated from high school and is now embarked on a journey sparked by hope and great future upsides. Such is the reality for many families across southwestern Ohio, an enclave where exciting educational opportunities exist for legions of...
The reasons why drug charges may be dropped
Tens of thousands of Ohio residents are charged with drug offenses each year, but not all of them are prosecuted. Narcotics cases are, sometimes, dropped because police officers or prosecutors realized that mistakes were made and the individual taken into custody was...
Activists cite racial disparity as cause of unequal justice
Residents of Springboro and other areas of Ohio might be interested in learning about the racial disparity that exists in the courts as cited by activists. With most prosecutors and judges being white, people of color are being negatively impacted in outcomes within...
DEA agents allegedly find cocaine in Ohio used car dealership
Federal prosecutors in Ohio have charged two men with distributing significant quantities of cocaine out of a used car dealership in Montgomery County. The 41-year-old and 40-0year-old Dayton residents have been charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled...
The justice system must file timely charges
When a suspect is arrested in Ohio, the criminal justice system cannot slow down the process. Instead, the prosecutors must make a quick decision about the charges that the defendant will face. This is necessary to respect the defendant's rights under the Sixth...
Police detective admits to seizing unrelated evidence
Ohio residents might be interested in an ongoing California lawsuit that was filed by the widow of a man who committed suicide after he was named as a suspect in a cold-case murder. The widow's wrongful death lawsuit was filed in federal court in San Diego against the...
Halloween looms large for law enforcers focused on DUI/OVI
As October marches steadily onward, an annually recurring marker is fast approaching that spells yearly fun for legions of Ohio residents. That is next week’s circled calendar date spotlighting Halloween. Retailers have of course geared up for that, as have...
Ohio takes hard, uncompromising stance in DUI/OVI cases
We prominently stress on a website page of our proven and broad-based Ohio law firm in Springboro what Smith, Meier & Webb is centrally about. We note therein that our attorneys' fundamental and overriding goal always "is to protect the innocent and manage...