07/29/2026
We wanted to share some recent highlights of outcomes for clients of Attorney Cross:
1. A lifetime license suspension imposed in 2009 for a felony OVI conviction was suspended indefinitely. In Ohio, a license suspension for an OVI offense cannot technically be terminated. However, the suspension can be "suspended", which removes the suspension's enforcement, but makes it available to be imposed at a later date in the event a Court finds it to be appropriate.
2. A court issued a decision granting a Motion to Suppress, finding (1) No reasonable suspicion to detain and administer field sobriety tests, (2) a lack of substantial compliance with NHTSA's guidelines on the administration of the HGN test, and (3) no probable cause to arrest. As the State's appeal timeframe has now lapsed, this will result in a 3rd offense OVI being dismissed and denial of a vehicle forfeiture request.
3. In 2001, a lifetime license suspension was imposed on a client for aggravated vehicular homicide with substantial mitigating factors. A Motion to Terminate the lifetime suspension was filed, noting, among other things, compliance with all laws since 2001 and compliance with limited driving privileges for the last 12 years. The Court in that matter found that good cause existed for terminating the lifetime license suspension.
