Through an unfortunate series of events, an elderly gentleman found himself charged with soliciting in Franklin County Municipal Court. Having never been charged with more than a traffic ticket, he was extremely concerned about a number of things. First, the charge is a first degree misdemeanor, punishable by up to six months in jail and up to a $1,000 fine. Second, having lived a long life with no prior criminal record, he did not want to begin with a soliciting charge.
After speaking with an experienced solicitation attorney Ben Luftman, the Columbus Criminal Defense team was retained to represent him on the charge. LHA attorneys represented our client at 6 court hearings. Ultimately we were able to negotiate the amendment of the soliciting charge to a lesser offense of disorderly conduct. Our client paid a fine and the case was over. To his great relief, there was no jail time, no probation and he did not have a soliciting conviction on his record. Additionally, the disorderly conduct charge will be sealed in one year and removed from his criminal background.
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