Category Archives: Criminal

Providing a Good Defense – Obtaining Discovery and Public Records

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Robert Walton, Esq.

One of the things Phil Korey taught me is perseverance in investigating a criminal case.  A part of that is making full use of Crim. R. 16, due process, the Public Records Act and our intuition. Crim R. 16. It’s always good to review what must be provided by the state in response to a […]

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The Community Caretaking Doctrine and Fourth Amendment Reasonableness

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Robert Walton, Esq.

A car is parked on the shoulder of a freeway late at night. It is not impeding traffic and nobody has called the police about the car. It does not appear to be damaged and there are not any people standing outside of it. The weather is good. A police officer pulls off to the berm […]

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SPEEDY TRIAL CHEAT SHEET

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Judge Deborah J. Nicastro

SPEEDY TRIAL CHEAT SHEET for Criminal Defense Attorneys and Prosecutors. By Chris Greene, Esq. with assistance from Robert Walton, Esq. (5-11-21)

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Bond Reform and Crim. R. 46 Changes

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Judge Deborah J. Nicastro

By Magistrate Anne Keller of the Shaker Heights Municipal Court On July 1, 2020 significant changes to Crim. R. 46 became effective. Even the title was changed. Now titled, “Pretrial Release and Detention,” some of the changes to the Rule are due to the need to remove the disparity caused by financial conditions of bond.  […]

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