Law Office of James D. Owen, LLC

On Friday morning, September 2, 2011, after less than 30 minutes of deliberation, a Franklin County Common Please Jury returned a unanimous verdict of Not Guilty in the felonious assault case in State of Ohio v. Penick.  Columbus Criminal Defense Lawyers Jim Owen and Todd Long represented Penick in the 4-day long jury trial. If convicted, Penick faced a sentence of up to 8 years in prison for assaulting a neighbor and inflicting serious bodily injury with a deadly weapon.  Owen and Long maintained that Penick acted in self defense.  After trial, Mr. Long spoke to several jurors who said they were convinced of Penick’s innocence from day one.  Mr.…

Firearms Case A Mistrial A mistrial was declared when a Columbus jury failed to convict our client in a felony firearms case.  The Franklin County (Columbus), Ohio grand jury indicted Mr. Shepard for Carrying a Concealed Weapon.  A jury trial concluded with a mistrial due to a deadlocked jury.  As a result of the mistrial, our client, a 41-year-old Columbus businessman, was able to avoid a felony conviction. The deadlocked jury helped our client, a 41-year-old Columbus man, to avoid a felony conviction. Since weapons charges can be filed at both the state and federal level, it is important to act immediately to begin an investigation into your charges and…