Charles M. Rowland II, DUI/OVI BLOG

Welcome to the OHIO DUI/OVI Charles M. Rowland II Blog

Charles Rowland — Tue, 02 May 2006 14:46:05 -0400

I am a DUI/OVI attorney, representing the accused drunk driver throughout Ohio. It is my hope that some of the postings will answer your questions and help you fight your case! As with my websites and other published material, I want you to be empowered. Get your life back!

Visit www.DaytonDUI.com for additional information or to contact me immediately. You can also follow the Dayton DUI/OVI blog on Twitter (search for @DaytonDUI). I can be reached 24/7 on my DUI HOTLINE: 937-776-2671, or by email at : CharlesRowland@CharlesRowland.com.

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Charlie's 1-800-KICK-DUI (www.DUI1.com) biography

Charles Rowland — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 -0500

Charles M. Rowland II maintains an established DUI/OVI and criminal practice, representing the accused drunk drivers in State and Federal Courts in the Miami Valley and throughout Ohio. Since 2005, Charles Rowland has dedicated his practice exclusively to representing the accused drunk driver and has worked to amass more credentials than any attorney in his field.

DUI/OVI CREDENTIALS Charles served as the Xenia City Prosecutor and has served as a “Special Prosecutor” on high-profile felony cases. Charles is a proud member of the National College for DUI defense and in 2006 attended the intensive seminar on DUI law at Harvard University.

National Patent Analytical Systems has certified Charles Rowland in the operation, diagnostic verification and calibration of the BAC DataMaster Breath Alcohol Testing Instrument, the most commonly used breath testing instrument in Ohio for DUI / OVI arrests. In 2007, Charles Rowland was the first attorney in the State of Ohio certificated on the Intoxilyzer 8000 breath testing machine. In 2009, Charles Rowland attended the National College for DUI Defense 16th Annual Scientific Evidence Seminar where he received training on the Intoxilyzer 5000.

Charles M. Rowland II was the first attorney in the United States to earn a certificate in Forensic Sobriety Assessment. FSA certification requires proficiency in the scientific principles and research relating to sobriety testing in a DUI/OVI stop. It subsumes the NHTSA training (knowledge of the NHTSA manual is required) and greatly extends it. In 2009, Charles M. Rowland II will be an attendee in the most current NHTSA approved SFST training curriculum. This is the same NHTSA SFST training course that law enforcement officers are trained in nationwide and testify to in court.

CREDENTIALS BEYOND THE COURTROOM In addition to awards and certificates, Charles M. Rowland II has a wealth of real-life experience. He was the 2004 Ohio State Bar Foundation recipient of the Community Service Award for Attorneys under 40 years old.

In 2005, Charles Rowland was given the singular honor of being named a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. In 2006, Charles Rowland presented a seminar on standardized field sobriety testing before the Greene County Bar Association. Twice-elected to the Beavercreek City School Board, Charles M. Rowland was a co-recipient of the 2006 Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce Public Education Award.

Charles also served as President of the Board of Directors of TCN-BHS, Greene County’s Drug and Alcohol provider from 2003-2005. In 2008, he contributed to a revision to Anderson’s Ohio Civil Practice along with the judges of the Greene County Common Pleas Court. He has also been a Wright State University Visiting Professor of Political Science for the University Honors Department. Charles Rowland has appeared on television, radio and in newspapers, authoring DUI-related articles for the popular "Ask an Attorney" section of the Xenia Daily Gazette, the Beavercreek News Current and the Fairborn Daily Herald.

EDUCATION Charles Rowland is a 1988 graduate of Beavercreek High School and a life-long resident of Beavercreek, Ohio. He graduated magna cum laude from Wright State University in 1992, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology. Charles earned the degree of University Honors Scholar with Honors from the Political Science Department, received the Academic Letter Award for earning Outstanding Attorney Awards in the WSU Mock Trial Programs, was awarded Phi Kappa Phi distinction and was selected to represent Wright State University as a Student Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.

Charles M. Rowland II was awarded the H. E. Ashcroft Memorial Scholarship to attend Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law. While in law school, Charles studied International Law and European Economic Community Law at the University College London, Bentham Faculty of Laws. As an L-2, Charles was a finalist at the National Tax Moot Court Competition in Houston , Texas. For his efforts he was chosen to serve as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Northern Moot Court Program. Charles Rowland was named to the prestigious Order of the Barristers for excellence in appellate advocacy. He graduated in the top 25% of his class in 1995 and returned to the Miami Valley to begin his practice.

BROWN, ROWLAND, BABB & CAMPBELL One of Greene County’s biggest and most dynamic firms, Brown, Rowland, Babb & Campbell offers a full array of client-centered services. Charles M. Rowland II, (www.CharlesRowland.com) Managing Partner, provides aggressive defense to the accused drunk driver. Richard Brown, of counsel, concentrates his practice in the field of Elder Law. Mark Babb, (www.MarkBabb.com) Senior Partner, is one of the Miami Valley’s most recognized criminal defense attorneys. Patricia Campbell (www.OhioDivorceAttorney.com) is a credentialed and dedicated family law practitioner. Zachary Bushatz (www.OhioBankruptcyAttorney.com) concentrates his practice on Bankruptcy Law. The firm is proud to offer services in Personal Injury , Medical Malpractice, Consumer Law and Employment Law. Whatever conflicts life may bring, we at Brown, Rowland, Babb & Campbell are prepared to stand by your side. If you are in need of an aggressive litigation-oriented firm, call BRB&C today at 937-879-9542 or 1-888-ROWLAND.

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In the Media, DaytonDUI on YouTube

Charles Rowland — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:32:58 -0500

Death Row Inmate Attempts Suicide

Charles Rowland — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:48:17 -0500

"State doesn't let condemned man kill himself"

The title of this post is the headline of this article from the ...

KIASU (from Wikipedia)

Charles Rowland — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:29:07 -0500

Kiasu (Traditional Chinese: 驚輸; POJ: kiaⁿ-su) is a Hokkien (a Chinese spoken variant) word that literally means 'fear of losing' (Mandarin Chinese: 怕輸). However its actual usage would imply a meaning more approaching that of "dog in a manger", and yet not quite.^{[citation needed]} Examples of kiasu behaviour includes accumulating too much food on one's plate during a buffet lunch in case there is no more later, or joining a queue many days in advance just to ensure that one successfully gets hold of the limited free tickets to events, promotions and shows such as Singapore's annual National Day Parade.

This word is so widely used by Singaporeans and Malaysians that it is incorporated into their English vocabulary (in the form of Singlish). It is often used in describing the social attitudes of people, especially about South East Asian society and its values. Its widespread use is often because these attitudes are common—to not lose out in a highly competitive society (e.g. by above-cited examples), or to the extent of parents imposing heavy study labour on their children in their wish to make them at the very top of all other students. Growing up with this attitude, these students often become ambitious businesspeople, with the desire to be on top in wealth and prestige regardless of whether the most prestigious careers are aligned with their true capabilities.

Kiasu is commonly compared to Kiasi (literally, fear of death) and both are commonly used to describe behaviour where Kiasu or Kiasu-ism means to take extreme means to achieve success and Kiasi or Kiasi-ism means to take extreme means to avoid risk.

The Position Paper of Forensic Sobriety Assessment

Charles Rowland — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:00:00 -0500

FSA Position Statements

Driving while under the influence is a serious societal problem and warrants application of the best tests and procedures available in a responsible, unbiased, professional manner.
Current sobriety tests and behavioral indices have little scientific support and show wide variation among individuals (Rubenzer, 2007).
While enforcement of DWI/DUI laws require a number of value judgments (e.g., the relative cost of failing to arrest a drunk driver vs. falsely arresting one that is not), standard tools of scientific analysis bring greater objectivity and fairness to the process.
Sobriety tests that are used to prove impairment in court should be validated by demonstrating that they correlate highly with reliable and valid measures of mental, behavioral, or driving impairment.
Future sobriety test validity studies should be done in a “blind” manner so that other clues of intoxication (e.g., red eyes, slurred speech) do not affect test scoring.
Future studies on sobriety tests which use a dichotomous criterion (e.g., above or below a specific BAC) should routinely report full diagnostic statistics. In addition to sensitivity and specificity, this specifically includes positive and negative predictive power at different base rates (percentage of intoxicated subjects in the sample).
Available data suggest that the current Standardized Field Sobriety Tests (SFSTs) have limited inter-rater and test-retest reliability, and are subject to substantial false positive rates when BAC is the criterion (Rubenzer, 2007).
NHTSA training materials should be modified to include cautions about the effect of age and physical (e.g., medical) conditions on the SFSTs, including HGN. Misleading or incorrect information should be corrected and communicated to officers trained under previous programs.
Testimony about sobriety tests should rely on the peer-reviewed scientific literature, and experts should be able to cite papers which support their position. They should also qualify their opinions based on limitations of the studies relied up on and contrary findings.
The adequacy of a sobriety test depends on the purpose for which it is used. The SFSTs, properly administered to a young, healthy, physically fit subject, are probably adequate to meet the relaxed standards pertaining to probable cause. However, they do not currently meet Frye or Daubert criteria for scientific evidence (Rubenzer, 2007).

More complete recommendations for further research on the SFSTs are given in Rubenzer, S. J. (2007). The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests: A Review of Scientific and Legal Issues. Law and Human Behavior, DOI: 10.1007/s10979-007-9111- y, which is included in the FSA training program.

Today on Twitter

Charles Rowland — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:29:10 -0500

Today on Twitter, I set forth all of the groups representing neo-prohibitionism in modern America. You can follow me on Twitter by searching @DaytonDUI. You can also stay abreast of developing stories related to sobriety checkpoints and law enforcement saturation patrols.

Dayton Daily News Story on Public Defender Appointments

Charles Rowland — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:21:28 -0500

The Dayton Daily News, Laura Bischoff, has done an interesting piece of investigative journalism on the system of appointed attorneys. ...

My biography at www.DUIAttorney.com

Charles Rowland — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:55:30 -0500

Beavercreek, Xenia and Greene County DUI Attorney

If you face a DUI arrest and prosecution in Greene County, you need access to useful information and rock-solid legal advice. You need to be able to relax, confident in the fact that when you hire your Greene County DUI law firm, you are in highly competent, experienced, well-known and caring hands. In your search for the right Greene County DUI Attorney, your research will be worth while if you call Attorney Charles Rowland to discuss your case.

A Lawyer Can Make THE Difference In Your Greene County Case

Not all law firms are experienced enough or equipped to handle every DUI case. In fact, there are many firms that dabble in Greene County DUI defense, but very few that focus their practices primarily on defending impaired driving cases. Some firms simple take your retainer fee and then try to plead you guilty at the earliest opportunity.

Charles Rowland's Law Practice Is Dedicated To Ohio DUI/OVI Defense

You need a firm that will give you fanatical personal attention and support, and fight for every inch of ground in your case. Charles Rowland is an attorney who will not be satisfied until every possible avenue of advantage is explored in your case. He will not rest until everything possible has been done, and all of your questions have been answered, and your fears and concerns addressed.

About Attorney Charles Rowland

Attorney Charles Rowland understands that your Greene County DUI case is, first and foremost, about you. When you are his client, everything that he does in his practice is designed to advance your best interests. You deserve the personal attention that Mr. Rowland provides, and are invited to call him or fill out the form to your right to schedule your free case review with him right now.

DUI Defense Experience and skill

Charles served as the Xenia City Prosecutor and has served as a “Special Prosecutor” on high-profile felony cases. His experience as a prosecutor gives him an edge because he knows how the your opponent thinks, and is able to anticipate how prosecutors will react to various legal and factual issues that come up in your case.

Charles is a proud member of the National College for DUI defense and in 2006 attended the intensive seminar on DUI law at Harvard University. He reads the developments in DUI caselaw and science on a regular basis, and collaborates with out dedicated OVI/DUI lawyers in order to stay on the cutting edge of drunk driving defense techniques and issues.

Breath Test Training: National Patent Analytical Systems has certified Charles Rowland in the operation, diagnostic verification and calibration of the BAC DataMaster Breath Alcohol Testing Instrument, the most commonly used breath testing instrument in Ohio for DUI / OVI arrests. In 2007, Charles Rowland was the first attorney in the State of Ohio to be certified on the Intoxilyzer 8000 breath testing machine. In 2009, Charles Rowland attended the National College for DUI Defense 16th Annual Scientific Evidence Seminar where he received training on the Intoxilyzer 5000.

DUI Forensic Science Training: Charles M. Rowland II was the first attorney in the United States to earn a certificate in Forensic Sobriety Assessment. FSA certification requires proficiency in the scientific principles and research relating to sobriety testing in a DUI/OVI stop. It subsumes the NHTSA training (knowledge of the NHTSA manual is required) and greatly extends it.

Field Sobriety Test Training: In 2009, Charles attended the most current NHTSA approved SFST (standardized field sobriety testing) training curriculum. This is the same NHTSA SFST training course that law enforcement officers are trained in nationwide and testify to in court.

Honors, Awards and Other Credentials

Awards and Fellowships: He was the 2004 Ohio State Bar Foundation recipient of the Community Service Award for Attorneys under 40 years old. In 2005, Charles Rowland was given the singular honor of being named a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.

Teaching Experience: In 2006, Charles Rowland presented a seminar on standardized field sobriety testing before the Greene County Bar Association. Twice-elected to the Beavercreek City School Board, Charles M. Rowland was a co-recipient of the 2006 Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce Public Education Award. Charles also served as President of the Board of Directors of TCN-BHS, Greene County’s Drug and Alcohol provider from 2003-2005. In 2008, he contributed to a revision to Anderson’s Ohio Civil Practice along with the judges of the Greene County Common Pleas Court. He has also been a Wright State University Visiting Professor of Political Science for the University Honors Department.

Media Coverage: Charles Rowland has appeared on television, radio and in newspapers, authoring DUI-related articles for the popular "Ask an Attorney" section of the Xenia Daily Gazette, the Beavercreek News Current and the Fairborn Daily Herald.

Educational Background

Charles Rowland graduated magna cum laude from Wright State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He studied Criminology, Sociology and Political Science. He received many academic awards, including Outstanding Attorney Awards in WSU's Mock Trial Program.

Charles attended Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law on a scholarship. In his second year of law school, he was a finalist in a national Moot Court Competition, and from that was chosen to serve as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Northern Moot Court Program. He was named to the prestigeous Order of the Barristers for his appellate advacacy skills. In 1995, he graduated in the top 25-percent of his law school class, passed the bar exam, and has been practicing law ever since.

Personal Attention

When you hire the Charles Rowland II, you get Attorney Charles Rowland II as your personal lawyer from the start of your case to the very end. You will always have direct access to him. He will personally meet you in court for all important hearings, and will take the lead in all important aspects of your case.

Mr. Rowland feels that it is important that you know what to expect right from the start, and spends time with you to make sure that you have the right tools and information to not only succeed in your case, but to feel comfortable and secure along the way. He understands that you are under a lot of stress and pressure in your case, and that a lot hangs in the balance. He takes your case personally, and your cause becomes his cause. You will always be treated like your case is the firm's most important case, and Charles will work hard to reward you for the trust that you put in him by selecting him to represent you in your important case.

Call or complete the form to begin your free case evaluation and experience the difference that Charles Rowland, an experienced and caring attorney, can make in your Greene County DUI case.

Twitter Change

Charles Rowland — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:16:50 -0500

I have replaced @CharlieRowland with the more accurate @DaytonDUI as my twitter name. If you are following me now, there will not be a change (except in what you see on your screen as my name). You can expect the same level of committment to social media as a way of keeping you informed.

-Charles Rowland-

www.TheNewspaper.com

Charles Rowland — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:12:56 -0500

I cannot say enough about the website www.thenewspaper.com. They have the most up to date information on photo enforcement and speed cameras in American and throughout the world. It provides important context to make the argument that technology cannot replace probable cause. One of the best sites on the internet.

DC Throws Out Intox 5000 Tests

Charles Rowland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:32:05 -0500

D.C. Breath-Alcohol Testers Don't Pass Test

Charles Rowland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:20:14 -0500

February 27, 2010 - 9:50am

WASHINGTON - A problem with some breath-alcohol testing machines used in the District could overturn ...

DC Breath Test Problems Headed to Ohio?

Charles Rowland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:50:00 -0500

The KY-based company (CMI, Inc.) which produced the machines which malfunctioned in Washington D.C. (see contemporaneous postings and video) also produces the Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test machine which Ohio has decided is going to be the only breath test machine used in Ohio. This latest breath machine failure comes on the heels of lawsuits in Florida, Washington and Kentucky wherein defense attorneys have been thwarted by the company from obtaining information on the basic workings of these devices. Strong arguments exist that breathalyzer tests are junk science and this latest failure will only lend credence to this view. Some argue breathalyzer machines should only be used to determine whether to obtain a more thorough blood alcohol screening.

Biography of Charles Rowland on 1800DUIlaws.com

Charles Rowland — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:32:35 -0500

If you have been arrested for a Clark County DUI, the DUI penalties you are likely to face can be terrifying. Penalties like expensive court fees and fines, loss of driver’s license, probation, mandatory DUI School, auto insurance rate increases or auto insurance loss, and even jail time. An Ohio DUI can end up costing your time, money, and future. You need to contact someone who understands Ohio DUI laws and has experience defending Ohio DUI cases. Ohio DUI attorney Charles M. Rowland II has years of experience defending cases like yours and knows that protecting your future is the most important. Contact Charles M. Rowland today for a free consultation.

A Clark County DUI is nothing to take lightly. The decisions you make regarding your Ohio DUI today can have dire consequences on your future. Ohio DUI attorney Charles M. Rowland II will help you get through the harsh Ohio DUI process and will fight for the most favorable outcome. Contact Charles M. Rowland II today.

Ohio DUI Attorney Charles M. Rowland II has over 15 years of legal experience. He has served as a Special Prosecutor for Greene County, the Xenia City Prosecutor, as counsel for the Greene County Public Defender's Office and has helped indigent clients in consumer related cases with Southeastern Ohio Legal Aid Services. He represents traffic clients throughout Ohio on behalf of Interstate Trucker Ltd. and the National Motorists Association. Charles Rowland's practice areas include all phases of criminal defense, DUI/OVI law, traffic law, consumer law, personal injury/accident law, juvenile law and appellate practice, giving him the necessary knowledge to defend your case. Contact him today for a free consultation.

The Law Office of Charles M. Rowland II is an established litigation practice handling state and federal cases in the Miami Valley and throughout Ohio. Charles Rowland has been a trial lawyer in Greene County since the inception of his practice. He is a 1988 graduate of Beavercreek High School and a life-long resident of Beavercreek, Ohio. He graduated magna cum laude from Wright State University in 1992, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology. Charles earned the degree of University Honors Scholar with Honors in Political Science, received an Academic Letter Award, was awarded Phi Kappa Phi honors and was selected to represent Wright State University as a Student Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.

Charles M. Rowland II has been a trial attorney since beginning his practice in 1995. He has served as a Special Prosecutor for Greene County, the Xenia City Prosecutor, as counsel for the Greene County Public Defender's Office and has helped indigent clients in consumer related cases with Southeastern Ohio Legal Aid Services. He represents traffic clients throughout Ohio on behalf of Interstate Trucker Ltd. and the National Motorists Association. Charles Rowland's practice areas include all phases of criminal defense, DUI/OVI law, traffic law, consumer law, personal injury/accident law, juvenile law and appellate practice.

Charles Rowland maintains memberships in the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Foundation, the Green County Bar Association, the Montgomery County Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense, the National Motorists Association, the Ohio Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, and is an associate attorney with the Cochran Firm, Criminal Defense Section, the National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and DUI Defenders, a national network of DUI defense lawyers. Mr. Rowland currently serves as Vice-President for the Greene County Bar Association.

Why Should You Hire Me?

"Experience and credentials matter! When you are faced with the challenges of a DUI case you need to know that your attorney will fight to get your life back. I dedicate my practice to defending the accused and getting results."

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Trial Lawyer Quotes of the Week

Charles Rowland — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:56:48 -0500

You can only protect your liberties in this world by protecting the other man's freedom. You can only be free if I am free.
-Clarence Darrow-

When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion.
-African Proverb-

I broke a mirror. I'm supposed to get seven years of bad luck. My lawyer says he can get me five.
-Steven Wright-

The first and greatest commandment is: Don't let them scare you!
-Elmer Davis-

Springfield, Clark County Bar Association

Charles Rowland — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:59:01 -0500

I received word yesterday that I am officially a member of the Clark County Bar Association. If you need an attorney in Springfield to handle your case in the Clark County Municipal Court or the Clark County Court of Common Pleas, contact me at 937-3181DUI or visit www.SpringfieldDUI.com.

Where Can You Pay Your Reinstatement Fee

Charles Rowland — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:19:24 -0500

Where can I pay my reinstatement fee?

BMV REINSTATEMENT OFFICES

CANTON
306 2ND Street Southeast
Canton, Ohio 44702
(330) 471-1108

CINCINNATI
10948 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45231
(513) 742-7535 or
(513) 742-7545

CLEVELAND
12000 Snow Road, Suite N
Parma, Ohio 44130
(440) 845-2007

COLUMBUS
1583 Alum Creek Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43209
(614) 752-7600

JACKSON
110 Twin Oaks Drive
Jackson, Ohio 45640
(740) 286-5683

TOLEDO
4400 Heatherdowns Blvd.
Toledo, Ohio 43614
(419) 245-3010

YOUNGSTOWN
Northeast Ohio Regional Service Center
242 Federal Plaza West
Youngstown, Ohio 44503
(330) 797-5550

Partnership with www.DUIAttorney.com in Clark and Greene Counties

Charles Rowland — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:08:35 -0500

Below is my listing in Springfield/Clark County with www.DUIAttorney.com.  

Charles M. Rowland, II
Ohio DUI Lawyer

Office: (937) 318-1DUI
24-Hour: (937) 776-2671
Toll Free: (888) ROWLAND

2190 Gateway Drive
Fairborn, Ohio 45324

Clark County, Ohio DUI Lawyer

If you have been arrested for a Clark County Ohio DUI, you need to get the immediate advice and help from an experienced and able Ohio DUI Attorney or law firm that knows the nuances of Ohio DUI law as it is practiced in the court where your case will be heard.

Clark County Ohio DUI Attorneys Can Help

Your were arrested for DUI in Clark County, and your case will be heard there. You want an advocate who knows the local courts, rules and the people involved in drunk driving cases. You need an Ohio DUI lawyer who is accessible and well-respected in the community.

DUIAttorney.com is here to help you get the right representation for your Ohio DUI case. To start the ball rolling towards finding the right Ohio DUI Lawyer for your case, simply fill out the form to your right.

Information about Ohio DUI Lawyers for Clark County and Ohio DUI law

The Ohio DUI Defense Lawyers associated with this site have been selected based on their dedication, skills, experience and reputation. We encourage you to contact the Ohio DUI attorney for Clark County today to schedule an evaluation of your options.

For more information on Ohio DUI arrests

Looking to do more research on Ohio DUI Law or to find an attorney in a location in Ohio other than Clark county, return to the Ohio DUI Attorney main page.

No Sobriety Checkpoints Tonight!

Charles Rowland — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:49:38 -0500

I have checked with our normal sources and there are no reports of Sobriety Checkpoints tonight anywhere in the Miami Valley. Please keep up to date by following our TWITTER feed (@CharlieRowland).

Criminal Defense Attorney Quote of the Week

Charles Rowland — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:22:38 -0500

Law and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks they must be occasionally cleansed and wound up and set to true time.
-Henry Ward Beecher-

There is but one blasphemy, and that is injustice.
-Robert G. Ingersoll-

Play for more than you can afford to lose and you will learn the game.
-Winston Churchill-

Today on Twitter

Charles Rowland — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:48:18 -0500

Today on Twitter I took my followers on an around the world tour of homebrewing and moonshine. Follow me @CharlieRowland.

What do I do after my case to protect my license?

Charles Rowland — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:54:47 -0500

Dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles can be a nightmare. So, you will want to avoid problems before they rear their ugly heads. Don't worry! You can make this as painless as possible by following these simple rules.

1. Make sure the BMV knows how to reach you. The burden is upon you to notify them of any address change. Courts will accept their statement that they sent you information at your last known address as valid even if you did not get it. You can apply for an address change on line at https://www.dps.state.oh.us/bmv/VehSetID.aspx.

2. Make sure the court knows how to reach you. As with the BMV, the court will send valid notices to your last known address. Not keeping this information current can be disastrous. If your probation officer cannot reach you, he/she may issue a warrant for your arrest.

3. Follow the rules! If you are required to attend a weekend intervention program and/or sign up for treatment, please do so. Not attending a program and/or missing a schedule evaluation usually results in a letter being sent to the court. The court, in turn, schedules a hearing on why you have disobeyed. The hard work of your attorney can be undone. It is also important to realize that most weekend intervention programs run on a tight schedule. They can and will lock you out of the program for being late.

4. Follow all the rules! It is much easier for your attorney to obtain a new driving privilege order than to defend you for driving under suspension. Please drive only on valid privileges. If your job and/or hours change, make sure the changes are reflected on your order. You should also only drive at the time and to the location provided for in your order.

5. Show proof of insurance to everyone, all the time, every where…at least twice. The police officer can mark proof of insurance. Your attorney can show proof of insurance prior to the disposition of your case. The judge can mark proof of insurance on the file and the proof can be maintained in the file. However, the BMV should be sent a separate notice of proof at least two weeks prior to filing for reinstatement.

6. Pay your reinstatement fee. At least two weeks prior to the end of your suspension arrive at the BMV with your proof of insurance and your reinstatement fee. I have abandoned giving the advice to mail it in. Suck it up and go to the BMV in person. You are likely to have proof that day and all issues will be solved. You are not valid until the reinstatement fee is paid.

7. Pay your court fees and costs on time. Failure to do so may result in jail time, driving suspensions and/or monetary fines. The failure to pay fines may also impact your probation.

8. Renew your license on time even if you are under suspension. Many times people will avoid paying the renewal during a suspension. This is not a good idea. To be valid at the end of your suspension, you must have a valid license. Unwittingly, you may put yourself in the awful position of having to re-test.

9. If you need identification during a DUI case, please contact the BMV for a "temporary" i.d. Do not under any circumstances get a state issued identification because this will cancel your license and you will be required to re-test.

DUI Attorney Quotes of the Week!

Charles Rowland — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:05:37 -0500

[The law] is a jealous mistress, and requires a long and constant courtship. It is not to be won by trifling favors but by lavish homage.
-Joseph Story-

The good lawyer is not the man who has an eye to every side and angle of contingency and qualifies all his qualifications, but who throws himself on your part so heartily, that he can get you out of a scrape.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson-

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.
-Bill Cosby-

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.
-Henry Frederic Amiel-

NEW DaytonDUI.com PARTNERS

Charles Rowland — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:30:09 -0500

Charles M. Rowland II and www.DaytonDUI.com are proud to announce a new partnership with the Greene County Dailies. www.DaytonDUI.com will appear as a link on the Greene County web page where people can get important information about Ohio's tough drunk driving law. The link should be up and running next week.

DUI Checkpoints for Valentines Day Weekend

Charles Rowland — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:26:27 -0500

Our "DUI/OVI team" has checked with Montgomery County, Greene County and Clark County Ohio State Highway Patrol and with the WHIO Newscenter. There are no reports of DUI Sobriety Checkpoints for Friday Feb. 12, 2010.

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Charles Rowland — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:26:47 -0500

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Charles Rowland — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:03:23 -0500

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$7million DUI tests little used (from the Columbus Dispatch)

Charles Rowland — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:23:43 -0500

By James Nash

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

In the nine months since state officials unveiled a new device hailed as a potent new weapon against drunken driving, the equipment has been used rarely and only in a few rural and suburban pockets of Ohio.

A federal grant provided $7 million to buy 710 portable breath testers in December 2008 despite warnings from attorneys, local judges and some scientists that the machines were unreliable and vulnerable to legal challenges.

The Intoxilyzer 8000 made its debut in Clermont County in May. Since then, the instrument has been used just 1,116 times, in five counties that, combined, have only 3 percent of Ohio's population. Officials could not say how many drunken-driving convictions have resulted from the use of the instrument.

Priced at about $9,000 each, the Intoxilyzer 8000 is supposed to be a big step forward in efforts by police to take drunken drivers off the road. Old breath testers require police to transport suspects back to a station to blow into a machine for a reading. The Intoxilyzer travels in police cars and can be used in the field. That allows officers to test a large number of suspects much more quickly than before.

The state Departments of Health and Public Safety say they're being methodical in introducing the breath tester and targeting areas that need it most. But defense lawyers say another strategy appears to be at work: avoiding legal challenges by quietly rolling out the device in rural areas.

"The defense bar is not going to flock to remote counties merely to wage a war on these machines in a venue orchestrated by the (Ohio Department of Health)," said Tim Huey, DUI chairman for the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. "That would be stupid. When the machines come to us, we will challenge them."

Defense lawyers say the Intoxilyzer machines are subject to errors based on environmental factors including heat and cold, as well as variables such as the length of time a suspect blows into the device. Some officers might encourage suspects to blow longer to obtain a positive reading, the lawyers say.

Ohio Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lindsay Komlanc said she's aware of only one court challenge to the Intoxilyzer, although she said there could be others. Defense attorneys could name four cases.

In the one confirmed challenge, a 20-year-old Fairfield woman is contesting her May 2009 drunken-driving citation based on Intoxilyzer results.

Lawyers in several other states have been able to get thousands of convictions thrown out based on the refusal of the Intoxilyzer manufacturer, CMI Inc. of Kentucky, to turn over details of the machine's operations.

But Fairfield driver Lindsey Fintak and other Ohio drunken-driving suspects apparently won't be able to challenge Intoxilyzer results on that basis. A 1984 Ohio Supreme Court decision barred defendants from attacking the reliability of breath testers once they've been certified for use by the state Health Department.

"Anytime you get anywhere close to challenging the validity of the machine, you get rejected -- bad," said Matthew T. Ernst, Fintak's attorney. "A lot of the time, our challenges are not as full-blown as we could like because of the (1984) ruling."

Some DUI lawyers say the Intoxilyzer might reopen the possibility of questioning the machines themselves, but others say it's probably a lost cause.

Meanwhile, the state Department of Public Safety continues to put more of the instruments in the field, albeit slowly. Just 17 of the 710 Intoxilyzers purchased have been put to use.

"We are concentrating on areas most in need for this type of equipment --- smaller counties that may only have one instrument for the entire county, those that have been hit especially hard by budget constraints and have equipment that was previously in disrepair," Komlanc said. "We will continue to move forward with the rollout systematically, concentrating on where the need is the greatest as well as where we can get schedules accommodated for training."

Defense attorneys say they're ready to pounce.

"Our biggest problem right now is that you can get such a varied result depending on how you use the machine," said Rob Calesaric, a Newark defense lawyer. "The problem with that type of testing is that it's not that scientific. The more secretive they are, the more suspicious it makes us."

Can You Legally Avoid A Sobriety Checkpoint?

Charles Rowland — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:49:47 -0500

This blog has taken a position that the deterrent effect of a sobriety checkpoint is not worth the harm caused by abandoning the "probable cause" standard that is a cornerstone of American jurisprudence. What is all the more outrageous is that the checkpoints are not as effective as saturation patrols which safeguard the probable cause standards set forth in our Constitution. Sobriety checkpoints generally have arrest rates of around 1% of all drivers detained. No one is in favor of drunk driving and even one death from drunk driving is tragic. What we cannot justify, however, is a policy that undermines our values (in theory) and fails to achieve its purpose (in practice).

In State v. Bryson, 142 Ohio App.3d 397, 755 N.E.2d 964 (8th Dist. Cuyahoga County 2001), the Eight District Court of Appeals ruled that making a legal turn to avoid a sobriety roadblock would not constitute reasonable and articulable suspicion to justify the police in making an investigatory stop. Here, the police saw someone turn around rather than go through their checkpoint. They dispatched an officer to pull him over. The court found that the officer was not justified in taking such an action. Among the justifiable reasons that a person may wish to avoid the roadblock included a) fear of police/authority; b) a desire to avoid the waste of time and "hassle" of a roadblock and c) resentment of the roadblock itself.