(Ondrey, Kevin P. Attorney at Law - Wadsworth, OH) Medina Ohio criminal DUI defense attorney

Criminal Defense
In 1996, I received my Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and graduated Magna Cum Laude. In 1999 I received my Juris Doctor degree and graduated Cum Laude from Cleveland State University, Cleveland- Marshall College of Law. I am deeply interested in the criminal justice system and specifically the rights the Constitution provides to us as citizens. I am impressed at how well our founding fathers designed our Constitution. Both the United States and Ohio Constitutions guarantee certain personal, civil, and political rights and secure us from invasion by our government or any of its agencies.

As a criminal defense lawyer, I have made it my goal to ensure that my clients are given the benefit of all their legal rights, secured by the constitution and statutes. If you are questioned, stopped, cited, or arrested by the police, it is very important that you seek legal advice from a criminal defense attorney as soon as possible! Ideally, you should seek legal advice before you are even questioned. It makes a criminal defense attorney’s job much easier when they can assist in pre arrest strategies. You may refuse to answer any questions and contact a criminal defense attorney if the answer would tend to incriminate you. If you try to cooperate by answering questions without a criminal defense attorney's advice, you may create difficulties for your criminal defense attorney in defending youlater. Generally, if you seek legal advice early in the process, it will aid your criminal defense attorney in your defense.

I handle all types of criminal charges and traffic violations, including:

In order to zealously represent my clients, I invest the time interviewing witnesses, reviewing the case file, investigating backgrounds and investigating the circumstances of the arrest. If you have been charged with a DUI, OVI, DWI or other traffic violation, such as driving with a suspended drivers license DUS or driving without insurance, it is important to know that the government must have a valid reason to stop you. I will investigate the stop to determine if it is proper. Bad stops, arrests, and searches do occur.

Being charged with a DUI, OVI, DWI, drug offense or other criminal charge is a serious legal matter. Protect yourself and your rights by hiring criminal defense attorney. You can expect me, as your criminal defense lawyer, to fight for your rights. I strive to make sure that the evidence against you is appropriately collected and preserved and that all potential criminal defenses are pursued.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me on my Toll Free # (866) 334-6345 to discuss your criminal, traffic, DUI, OVI or juvenile case, or submit your questions through my Web site. Also, feel free to contact my office and request a pamphlet on what you should know about Your Rights if questioned stopped, or arrested by the police.

"Never speculate about evidence - if a juror must speculate to find guilt, they must disqualify themselves - a juror must report other jurors to the judge who wrongfully speculate about guilt of an accused - impaired driving law is made up of much speculation for guilt to attach so tread carefully judging this crime."

If someone is charged with an impaired driving offense (or DUI, DWI, OVI, drunk driving, etc.), they may preserve a defense by getting a DUI, OVI defense lawyer. The lawyer must realistically look at what happened and then a strategy can be made on the case's strengths and weaknesses. Remember, in the beginning one should be attempting to stay out of further jail and save their driving privilege, if they can. Trial is another whole story.

There are many words we use to describe driving under the influence or operating charges. Drunk driving, DUI, & DWI are the common ones, but there is OMVI (Operating Motor Vehicle Intoxicated), and other acronyms. Whatever we call it, it boils down to operating a vehicle where one's mental faculties are impaired to the detriment of the person's operating skills i.e., under the influence, or with a prohibited alcohol concentration (BAC).

You can be charged when operating any motorized vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, or even on a bicycle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (BAC) or while under the influence (OVI).

The term "operate" means to cause or have caused movement of the vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley. "Under the influence" means that the defendant consumed some (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (combination of alcohol and a drug of abuse), whether mild or potent, in such a quantity, whether small or great, that it adversely affected and noticeably impaired the defendant's actions, reaction, or mental processes under the circumstances then existing and deprived the defendant of that clearness of intellect and control of himself/herself which he/she would otherwise have possessed. The question is not how much (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (alcohol and a drug of abuse) would affect an ordinary person. The question is what effect did any (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (alcohol and a drug of abuse), consumed by the defendant, have on him/her at the time and place involved. If the consumption of (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (alcohol and a drug of abuse) so affected the nervous system, brain, or muscles of the defendant so as to impair, to a noticeable degree, his/her ability to operate the vehicle, then the defendant was under the influence. OJI 711.19.

In Ohio, the legal BAC limit for persons 21 and over is any of the following: .08% for whole blood (by weight), or .08 of 1 gram (by weight) per 200 liters offor breath, or .11 of a gram (by weight) per 100 milliliters of urine. For persons under 21 it is even less (e.g. .02% (by weight) for whole blood.) Additionally, the law provides greater penalties if the BAC reached the "High" per se levels.

The accused and convicted impaired operator may face the immediate loss of driving privileges and licenses, vehicle impoundment, fines, rehabilitation & re-education classes, local jail or prison time, ignition interlock devices, and more. Thus, it is important to contact a DUI/OVI attorney in order to evaluate your case.

Call Toll Free (866) 334-6345 for a free legal consultation to review your criminal, traffic, DUI, OVI or juvenile case, or submit a brief description of your legal problem belowand I will respond promptly.



	Practice Areas Criminal Defense / DUI OVI Defense Criminal Defense In 1996, I received my Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice and graduated Magna Cum Laude. In 1999 I received my Juris Doctor degree and graduated Cum Laude from Cleveland State University, Cleveland- Marshall College of Law. I am deeply interested in the criminal justice system and specifically the rights the Constitution provides to us as citizens. I am impressed at how well our founding fathers designed our Constitution. Both the United States and Ohio Constitutions guarantee certain personal, civil, and political rights and secure us from invasion by our government or any of its agencies. As a criminal defense lawyer, I have made it my goal to ensure that my clients are given the benefit of all their legal rights, secured by the constitution and statutes. If you are questioned, stopped, cited, or arrested by the police, it is very important that you seek legal advice from a criminal defense attorney as soon as possible! Ideally, you should seek legal advice before you are even questioned. It makes a criminal defense attorney’s job much easier when they can assist in pre arrest strategies. You may refuse to answer any questions and contact a criminal defense attorney if the answer would tend to incriminate you. If you try to cooperate by answering questions without a criminal defense attorney's advice, you may create difficulties for your criminal defense attorney in defending youlater. Generally, if you seek legal advice early in the process, it will aid your criminal defense attorney in your defense. I handle all types of criminal charges and traffic violations, including: Drunk Driving, DWI, DUI, OVI Traffic Violations, Reckless Driving Speeding Driving with a suspended drivers license, DUS, NOL Driving without insurance, FRA Drug Offenses Possession and Sell of Drugs In order to zealously represent my clients, I invest the time interviewing witnesses, reviewing the case file, investigating backgrounds and investigating the circumstances of the arrest. If you have been charged with a DUI, OVI, DWI or other traffic violation, such as driving with a suspended drivers license DUS or driving without insurance, it is important to know that the government must have a valid reason to stop you. I will investigate the stop to determine if it is proper. Bad stops, arrests, and searches do occur. Being charged with a DUI, OVI, DWI, drug offense or other criminal charge is a serious legal matter. Protect yourself and your rights by hiring criminal defense attorney. You can expect me, as your criminal defense lawyer, to fight for your rights. I strive to make sure that the evidence against you is appropriately collected and preserved and that all potential criminal defenses are pursued. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me on my Toll Free # (866) 334-6345 to discuss your criminal, traffic, DUI, OVI or juvenile case, or submit your questions through my Web site. Also, feel free to contact my office and request a pamphlet on what you should know about Your Rights if questioned stopped, or arrested by the police. DUI OVI Defense "Never speculate about evidence - if a juror must speculate to find guilt, they must disqualify themselves - a juror must report other jurors to the judge who wrongfully speculate about guilt of an accused - impaired driving law is made up of much speculation for guilt to attach so tread carefully judging this crime." If someone is charged with an impaired driving offense (or DUI, DWI, OVI, drunk driving, etc.), they may preserve a defense by getting a DUI, OVI defense lawyer. The lawyer must realistically look at what happened and then a strategy can be made on the case's strengths and weaknesses. Remember, in the beginning one should be attempting to stay out of further jail and save their driving privilege, if they can. Trial is another whole story. There are many words we use to describe driving under the influence or operating charges. Drunk driving, DUI, & DWI are the common ones, but there is OMVI (Operating Motor Vehicle Intoxicated), and other acronyms. Whatever we call it, it boils down to operating a vehicle where one's mental faculties are impaired to the detriment of the person's operating skills i.e., under the influence, or with a prohibited alcohol concentration (BAC). You can be charged when operating any motorized vehicle, streetcar, trackless trolley, or even on a bicycle with a prohibited alcohol concentration (BAC) or while under the influence (OVI). The term "operate" means to cause or have caused movement of the vehicle, streetcar, or trackless trolley. "Under the influence" means that the defendant consumed some (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (combination of alcohol and a drug of abuse), whether mild or potent, in such a quantity, whether small or great, that it adversely affected and noticeably impaired the defendant's actions, reaction, or mental processes under the circumstances then existing and deprived the defendant of that clearness of intellect and control of himself/herself which he/she would otherwise have possessed. The question is not how much (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (alcohol and a drug of abuse) would affect an ordinary person. The question is what effect did any (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (alcohol and a drug of abuse), consumed by the defendant, have on him/her at the time and place involved. If the consumption of (alcohol) (drug of abuse) (alcohol and a drug of abuse) so affected the nervous system, brain, or muscles of the defendant so as to impair, to a noticeable degree, his/her ability to operate the vehicle, then the defendant was under the influence. OJI 711.19. In Ohio, the legal BAC limit for persons 21 and over is any of the following: .08% for whole blood (by weight), or .08 of 1 gram (by weight) per 200 liters offor breath, or .11 of a gram (by weight) per 100 milliliters of urine. For persons under 21 it is even less (e.g. .02% (by weight) for whole blood.) Additionally, the law provides greater penalties if the BAC reached the "High" per se levels. The accused and convicted impaired operator may face the immediate loss of driving privileges and licenses, vehicle impoundment, fines, rehabilitation & re-education classes, local jail or prison time, ignition interlock devices, and more. Thus, it is important to contact a DUI/OVI attorney in order to evaluate your case. Call Toll Free (866) 334-6345 for a free legal consultation to review your criminal, traffic, DUI, OVI or juvenile case, or submit a brief description of your legal problem belowand I will respond promptly.