Free Consultation: (614) 717-1177 Tap Here To Call Us

Articles Tagged with Discovery In DUI/OVI Cases

April 25, 2020

Court’s Decision Regarding Expert Witness Report Affects Ohio DUI / OVI Cases

Expert-witness-report-300x200 In Ohio DUI/OVI cases, the prosecution sometimes introduces expert testimony. If a prosecutor intends to do so, the prosecutor must provide the defense attorney with a written report summarizing the expert’s testimony. According to the Ohio discovery rules, the report must be disclosed to defense counsel at least 21 days prior to trial. What happens when the report does not contain all the expert’s testimony or isn’t provided timely? A recent decision from the Ohio Supreme Court answers that question.

August 29, 2015

Failure To Provide Evidence Impacts Ohio DUI/OVI Cases

by Shawn Dominy

DUI/OVI cases are litigated within a framework of rules. Some of those rules regulate the exchange of evidence between the prosecution and the defense. That exchange of evidence is the ‘discovery’ process. The rules for discovery are found in state and federal law, and the intricacies of the rules are fleshed-out in court decisions interpreting the rules. A prosecutorial violation of the discovery rules may significantly impact a DUI/OVI case.