When police arrest a suspect, the suspect is considered to be in custody. Because of the psychological power police can have over someone in custody, there are restrictions as to what the police can and cannot do in that situation. This includes questioning suspects while in custody. Questioning suspects in[…]
Dressing for court is important. Lawyers have a clear rule: male lawyers wear a minimum of a jacket and tie and usually a suit and tie; female lawyers wear a suit or other professional attire. If you see an attorney wearing anything else, you will usually hear the attorney apologize[…]
I often hear my clients tell me that someone else got a certain sentence for a similar offense and whether they could also get the same sentence. My usual response is that no two cases and defendants are exactly alike and so the sentences would not necessarily be exactly alike. […]
There are a number of factors that are used in calculating child support. Private health insurance affects child support. The parent who pays for the health insurance for the children gets credit for it in the child support calculation. However, the parent is only entitled to credit for the marginal[…]
Ohio expungement eligibility requirements expanded with the new expungement laws. Under the old law, a “first offender” was defined as a person with only one conviction on their record. The new law expanded the definition of “first offender” to someone that “has not more than one felony conviction, not more[…]
Humble Beginnings Daniel Gigiano grew up in a small town near Chicago, Illinois. He played on his high school’s football, baseball and wrestling teams. Dan Gigiano found success in wrestling. He was a conference and regional champion. He nearly qualified for the individual portion of the state tournament. His[…]