Criminal Defense Lawyers In Powell, OH

Criminal Defense Attorney Serving Powell

Don’t make the mistake of facing criminal charges in Powell alone. You deserve experienced legal counsel who can guide you through the criminal justice process and defend your rights and interests. Let the team at The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. be your advocates and defenders during this challenging time. Contact us today for a free initial case review with a criminal defense attorney serving Powell, and let us protect your freedom and your future.

Why Choose a Criminal Defense Attorney from The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc.?

Criminal charges can put your freedom and future at risk, which is why your choice of legal counsel is so important. Turn to the team at The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. for help protecting your rights and reputation from the consequences of an arrest or conviction because:

• We have earned national recognition for our advocacy for clients, with our firm having top rankings in Best Lawyers in America, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms.
• Our attorneys have over a century of legal experience defending clients’ rights and reputations. We spend nearly every day in court, which gives us in-depth litigation experience and knowledge of the courts. Our firm prepares every case for trial, so we’ll never hesitate to fight your case as long as needed.
• We strive to offer every client the personal attention and support they deserve during this trying time. Our attorneys will take the time to understand your background, needs, and goals to develop a tailored case strategy.

We have earned national recognition for our advocacy for clients, with our firm having top rankings in Best Lawyers in America, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, and U.S. News and World Report’s Best Law Firms.

Our attorneys have over a century of legal experience defending clients’ rights and reputations. We spend nearly every day in court, which gives us in-depth litigation experience and knowledge of the courts. Our firm prepares every case for trial, so we’ll never hesitate to fight your case as long as needed.

We strive to offer every client the personal attention and support they deserve during this trying time. Our attorneys will take the time to understand your background, needs, and goals to develop a tailored case strategy.

How Can an Attorney Help You Resolve Criminal Charges

An experienced criminal defense lawyer from The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. can help you pursue a favorable resolution to your criminal charges by:

• Thoroughly investigating your criminal case to recover evidence we can use to build your defense case
• Identifying potential case strategies that can help you obtain a favorable resolution to your charges
• Explaining your charges and the potential outcomes of your case to prepare you for what to expect in a criminal prosecution
• Vigorously contesting the prosecution’s case, including by challenging the admissibility of evidence or moving to reduce/dismiss your charges
• Preparing your case for trial to show the prosecution that we won’t back down until we’ve gotten the best possible outcome under the circumstances
• Representing you in court if you choose to take your defense to trial

Thoroughly investigating your criminal case to recover evidence we can use to build your defense case

Identifying potential case strategies that can help you obtain a favorable resolution to your charges

Explaining your charges and the potential outcomes of your case to prepare you for what to expect in a criminal prosecution

Vigorously contesting the prosecution’s case, including by challenging the admissibility of evidence or moving to reduce/dismiss your charges

Preparing your case for trial to show the prosecution that we won’t back down until we’ve gotten the best possible outcome under the circumstances

Representing you in court if you choose to take your defense to trial

Types of Criminal Cases We Handle

At The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc., our experienced criminal defense attorneys have a proven track record of helping clients obtain favorable outcomes in cases involving charges such as:

• Drug crimes, including simple possession, possession with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, and drug trafficking
• Domestic violence, including stalking, harassment/menacing, or strangulation
• Violent crimes, including homicide, assault/battery, kidnapping, burglary, or arson
• Sex crimes, including rape, sexual battery, public indecency, importuning, voyeurism, and possession/distribution of child pornography
• White-collar crimes, including embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, and criminal fraud
• Theft crimes, including shoplifting, robbery, and identity theft
• Traffic offenses, including reckless driving, OVI-DUI, and moving violations

Drug crimes, including simple possession, possession with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia, and drug trafficking

Domestic violence, including stalking, harassment/menacing, or strangulation

Violent crimes, including homicide, assault/battery, kidnapping, burglary, or arson

Sex crimes, including rape, sexual battery, public indecency, importuning, voyeurism, and possession/distribution of child pornography

White-collar crimes, including embezzlement, money laundering, bribery, and criminal fraud

Theft crimes, including shoplifting, robbery, and identity theft

Traffic offenses, including reckless driving, OVI-DUI, and moving violations

Our firm also helps people with past criminal convictions pursue expungement/sealing of their criminal records to obtain a fresh start free from the stigma of a criminal record.

Penalties for Criminal Convictions

In Ohio, penalties for a criminal conviction vary based on the type and grading of the offense; the law grades crimes as either misdemeanors or felonies. Misdemeanors include minor offenses, with penalties for conviction including several hundred or thousand dollars in fines and a potential jail term of up to one year. Felonies include more serious criminal offenses, carrying penalties that include prison terms and substantial fines.

Courts may also order other penalties beyond incarceration and fines in some instances. For example, defendants convicted of sex crimes may have to register as sex offenders following their release from incarceration. A court may also order a defendant to pay restitution to their victim(s) to reimburse them for financial losses caused by the defendant’s crime.

Moreover, the stigma of having a criminal record can lead to long-term consequences, as that record will appear on background checks for employment, housing, or educational applications. As a result, criminal offenders often have a hard time reintegrating into society even after they’ve paid off their debt.

Common Defenses in Criminal Cases

Depending on your charges, our attorneys may pursue various defense strategies to challenge the prosecution’s case against you and seek a favorable resolution to your charges. Examples of defenses to criminal charges include:

• Lack of intent: A defendant may argue that they did not have the required criminal intent to commit the charged offense, as many offenses require a defendant to have intentionally, willfully, or knowingly committed the crime.
• Mistake of fact: In some cases, a defendant may negate the element of intent by arguing that they acted under a mistaken belief, such as a defendant in a theft case arguing that they believed the item they took belonged to them.
• Lack of possession: In drug and weapons cases, a defendant may argue that the prosecution lacks sufficient evidence to prove that they had actual or constructive possession of the drugs or weapons.
• Self-defense: In many violent crime cases, a defendant may claim that they acted in self-defense to protect themselves or others from the alleged victim’s imminent attack.
• Consent: In sex crime cases, a defendant may argue that the alleged victim consented to sexual activity.
• Mistaken identity: Defendants may challenge victim or eyewitness identifications by highlighting factors that could have adversely affected the victim’s or witness’s view or recollection or by arguing that police conducted a suggestive identification procedure.
• Alibi: A defendant may prove they did not commit the crime by presenting evidence showing they were somewhere else when the alleged crime occurred.

Lack of intent: A defendant may argue that they did not have the required criminal intent to commit the charged offense, as many offenses require a defendant to have intentionally, willfully, or knowingly committed the crime.

Mistake of fact: In some cases, a defendant may negate the element of intent by arguing that they acted under a mistaken belief, such as a defendant in a theft case arguing that they believed the item they took belonged to them.

Lack of possession: In drug and weapons cases, a defendant may argue that the prosecution lacks sufficient evidence to prove that they had actual or constructive possession of the drugs or weapons.

Self-defense: In many violent crime cases, a defendant may claim that they acted in self-defense to protect themselves or others from the alleged victim’s imminent attack.

Consent: In sex crime cases, a defendant may argue that the alleged victim consented to sexual activity.

Mistaken identity: Defendants may challenge victim or eyewitness identifications by highlighting factors that could have adversely affected the victim’s or witness’s view or recollection or by arguing that police conducted a suggestive identification procedure.

Alibi: A defendant may prove they did not commit the crime by presenting evidence showing they were somewhere else when the alleged crime occurred.

Defense strategies may also focus on challenging the reliability or admissibility of the prosecution’s evidence. A defendant may highlight testing issues or breaks in the chain of custody of evidence that can adversely affect its reliability or credibility. Defendants may also file motions to exclude evidence by arguing that police obtained it through unlawful stops, searches, or interrogations.

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Charges

When prosecutors have charged you with a crime in Powell, get the legal help you need to stand up for your rights and interests when facing the criminal justice system. Contact The Law Offices of Saia, Marrocco & Jensen Inc. today for a free, confidential consultation with an experienced criminal defense lawyer serving Powell. We are ready to discuss your charges and explain how our firm can help you protect your reputation, freedom, and future from the consequences of an arrest or conviction.

Directions to Our Delaware, OH Office

After getting charged with violent offenses in Powell, you can talk to a criminal defense lawyer at our Delaware office at 98 North Union Street, Delaware, OH 43015. To reach our office:

From the North: 

• Take US-23 South toward Delaware
• Turn right onto W Central Ave
• Turn right onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the left

Take US-23 South toward Delaware

Turn right onto W Central Ave

Turn right onto N Union St

Destination will be on the left

From the South:

• Take US-23 North toward Delaware
• Turn left onto W William St
• Turn right onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the right

Take US-23 North toward Delaware

Turn left onto W William St

Turn right onto N Union St

Destination will be on the right

From the East:

• Take US-36 West/E Central Ave toward downtown Delaware
• Continue onto W Central Ave
• Turn left onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the right

Take US-36 West/E Central Ave toward downtown Delaware

Continue onto W Central Ave

Turn left onto N Union St

Destination will be on the right

From the West:

• Take US-36 East/W Central Ave toward downtown Delaware 
• Continue onto W Central Ave
• Turn right onto N Union St
• Destination will be on the right 

Take US-36 East/W Central Ave toward downtown Delaware 

Continue onto W Central Ave

Turn right onto N Union St

Destination will be on the right