New DNA Evidence In Murder Case Involving Former Akron Police Captain
Douglas Prade Recently, defense attorneys for former Akron Police captain Douglas Prade filed documents in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas requesting the Prade be released from prison following what they contend is exonerating DNA evidence. The victim, Prade’s ex-wife, Dr. Margo Prade, was found shot to death in 1997. DNA was discovered on […]
July 27-29, 2012 OVI/DUI Checkpoints
Law enforcement has announced that there will be OVI/DUI checkpoints in the following areas this weekend: As always, the Attorneys from DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder recommend that you designate a driver if you plan on drinking over this weekend. For more information or legal advice, contact a knowledgeable Attorney from DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder today.
July 20-22, 2012 OVI/DUI Checkpoints
Law enforcement has announced that there will be an OVI/DUI checkpoint in Garfield Heights, Ohio, tonight, July 20, 2012. The location and time of the checkpoint has not yet been released. As always, the Attorneys from DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder recommend that you designate a driver if you plan on drinking over this weekend. For […]
July 13-15, 2012 OVI/DUI Checkpoints
Law enforcement has announced that there will be an OVI/DUI checkpoint in Parma, Ohio, tonight, July 13, 2012. The checkpoint will be set up at State Road and Tuxedo Avenue and will operate from 7 pm to 12 am. As always, the Attorneys from DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder recommend that you designate a driver if […]
Ohio’s 12th District Court Of Appeals Upholds Use Of Intoxilyzer 8000 Breathalyzer
Monday, July 9, 2012, the 12th District Court of Appeals became the first Ohio appellate court to rule on the evidentiary admissibility of Intoxilyzer 8000 breath-testing results. In State v. Kormos (12th Dist. 2012), 2012-Ohio-3128, defendant Nicholas Kormos contended that the Intoxilyzer 8000 fails to comply with relevant provisions of the Ohio Administrative Code, specifically, […]
Woman Wrongfully Arrested For OVI Fights Back
In August of 2008, Catrena Green was stopped by an Ohio State Trooper when she neglected to dim her high beams as she passed the Trooper traveling the opposite direction. The Trooper explained why he had stopped Green and she explained that the wet road conditions were making it difficult for her to see. Asking […]
June 8-10, 2012 OVI/DUI Checkpoints
Law enforcement entities have announced that they will be operating OVI/DUI checkpoints in the following areas the weekend of June 8-10, 2012: More information about this weekend’s checkpoints will be provided as it becomes available. As always, the Attorneys from DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder recommend that you designate a driver if you plan on drinking […]
Memorial Day Weekend 2012 OVI Checkpoints
Authorities have announced that they will be operating OVI/DUI checkpoints in the following areas over the 2012 Memorial Day Holiday: More information about Memorial Day checkpoints will be provided as it becomes available. As always, the Attorneys from DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder recommend that you designate a driver if you plan on drinking over the […]
May 18, 2012, Ohio State Highway Patrol “All Out Day”
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced that today, May 18, 2012, it will be conducting an “All Out Day” where all sworn officers will patrol the roads of Ohio in an effort to reduce fatal and injury crashes. The OSHP has stated that the “initiative, which serves as a high visibility enforcement effort, is […]
New DNA Evidence Exonerates Man After Sixteen Years In Prison
Monday, Robert “Rider” Dewey, a Colorado man wrongly convicted of the 1994 rape and murder 19-year-old Jacie Taylor, was exonerated by new DNA evidence and set free after spending more than 16 years in prison. During a brief hearing, Mesa County District Court Judge Brian Flynn stated, “Mr. Dewey spent 6,219 days of his life […]