About The Cocirteu Law Firm LLC The Cocirteu Law Firm LLC was founded by Cosmin Cocirteu, with a committed desire to create a law firm that provides exceptional and attentive services to our clients. Recognizing that a law practice is unsuccessful when it shuffles its clients from attorney to attorney we decided to form a law firm that prioritizes in focusing its attention and care to each individual client. Everyone at The Cocirteu Law Firm is committed to promoting the confidences and best interests of each and every client. We believe we are on the forefront of legal representation as we are in the new millennium. By focusing on client's every needs we are able to identify legal issues that often times go unnoticed by a large firm setting.

 

The Cocirteu Law Firm is a general practice law firm.  Our practice includes Bankruptcy, Criminal, DUI, Traffic, Immigration Law, Wills POA, Probate and General. Click on one of the links below for more details. Bankruptcy Criminal/DUI/Traffic Immigration Law Wills/POA/Probate General Practice   NOTE: The information included on this website is not intended to serve as a substitute for consultation with an attorney. Specific legal issues, concerns and conditions always require the advice of appropriate legal professionals. Furthermore, use of this website has not established the attorney client relationship. One must first consult with The Cocirteu Law Firm LLC and retain their services to establish an attorney client relationship.

 

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Bankruptcy

Debt consolidation not the answer If credit counseling is not working or has turned out to be different than it was marketed, you are not alone. Individuals nationwide have been misled into credit counseling programs that are expensive, unenforceable under state and federal law and damaging to credit ratings. A Chapter 13 court protected plan may be no worse on your credit, will almost always be interest free and you are able to pay all or a portion (pennies on the dollar) of your debt to your unsecured creditors (i.e. credit cards). Your Chapter 13 monthly payment should be affordable. Your Chapter 13 plan will be signed by a federal Judge making it fully enforceable under state and federal law. If your credit counseling program is simply not working call our offices today for a free comparison. in debt because of a failed marriage or cosigned loans overwhelmed with high interest finance company personal loans stuck in the pay check advance cycle that never ends have back taxes which require a payment plan being threatened by Utility companies to shut off your gas, lights, telephone or water Call The Cocirteu Law Firm to help you end all these problems! Stop Creditor Harassment As soon as you file for bankruptcy, your creditors may no longer contact you. If your creditors are calling day and night, you should consider bankruptcy. Call today at 216-381-8800 and stop creditor harassment. Stop Foreclosure If your home is in Foreclosure, a Chapter 13 court protected repayment plan will stop the foreclosure dead in its tracks. In Chapter 13, you will be provided the opportunity to get caught up on your mortgage payments over a five (5) year period - with reasonable monthly payments. As soon as you file for Chapter 13, the automatic stay serves to put an end to the foreclosure lawsuit. You must file your Chapter 13 before your home is sold at Sheriff's sale. Contact our offices today for a free consultation. Stop Repossession If you are behind on your car payments, your car lender may repossess your car at any time. Chapter 13 provides a solution. In Chapter 13, your car will be protected and you may modify your car loan down to the fair market value of the vehicle. This will reduce the amount that you must pay for the vehicle. Even if your car has already been repossessed, if you file for Chapter 13 protection, your car lender must return the vehicle to you. If your car has already been sold at auction, you may not be able to demand the return of your vehicle. Contact our offices for immediate vehicle protection. Credit Card Debt Filing Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 will put an end to those never ending credit card payments. You may qualify for a complete discharge of your credit card debt in Chapter 7 which provides complete relief from these debts. If you file Chapter 13, then you will be required to pay a portion or all of your credit card debt through a court protected repayment plan. Even if you pay all of your credit card debt, it will almost always be interest free. Stop Garnishment Filing bankruptcy, Chapter 7 or Chapter 13, will protect your paycheck and stop all wage garnishments. For most debts, the garnishment will stop and the garnishment causing the debt will be eliminated ( Chapter 7 ) or be reduced (Chapter 13 ). Protect your wages today by contacting our offices as soon as possible.   FREE CREDIT REPORT: CreditReport.com

 

Arrest
Most criminal prosecutions commence upon the arrest of the accused (or the Defendant). Most often the arresting agency is a city police department, or, in the case of a federal prosecution, one of the federal agencies such as the FBI, the DEA or the IRS. These agents usually have the discretion to detain the defendant until a court can set a bond, or these agents can release the defendant upon the defendant's own recognizance. However, just because a person has been arrested does not mean the arresting agency will actually charge the person. The decision to charge the person is usually made by the arresting agency consulting with the prosecuting attorney.

 

Trial
If the defense attorney and the prosecutor are unable to reach a plea arrangement, the defendant will have to take his chances at trial. The defendant can chose whether he wants a jury trial or a bench trial. A bench trial is where there is no jury and the judge renders the verdict (as well as controls the trial process). In Ohio, a jury trial in a state prosecution consists of twelve jurors. All twelve jurors must reach the exact same decision in order for there to be a "verdict." The prosecution will present the prosecution's case first (often referred to as the prosecution's "case-in-chief"). They will do so primarily through the testimony of witnesses and the admission of exhibits. The defense attorney will be able to cross-examine each of the prosecution's witnesses and will challenge the admission of certain exhibits into evidence. After the prosecution has presented its case-in-chief, the defendant will present his case (often referred to as the "defendant's case"). The defendant will also present his case through testimony of witnesses and the admission of exhibits. As with the prosecution's case-in-chief, the prosecutor will be able to cross-examine the defendant's witnesses and will challenge the admission of certain defense exhibits. All of the witness testimony and admission of exhibits are strictly controlled by a specific set of rules (which the judge, the prosecutor and the defense attorney will know from experience and study). The length of the trial depends entirely upon the type of case involved. Some cases can take less than a day while others can take months.

Sentencing - State prosecution
In a state prosecution, in the event the defendant is convicted after a trial, or in the event the defendant enters a plea to a reduced charge, the court will have the option of either (i) sentencing the defendant right away or (ii) ordering a presentence investigation and setting the sentencing for a few weeks later. Sometimes the defendant, the prosecution and the judge, as part of a plea arrangement, have all agreed to a specific sentence, and that sentence will (usually) be imposed right after the plea. If the judge orders a presentence investigation, the presentence investigation will most likely be completely conducted by the appropriate probation department . The probation department will in almost all instances prepare a written report for the judge and (usually) the defense attorney to read. On the sentencing date, the defense attorney will highlight the good points of the report and will dispute the bad points. The judge will then render the sentence. The judge can order the defendant to serve time in prison, or the judge can place the defendant on what is commonly referred to as "probation." Under a new set of sentencing laws which went into effect in July of 1996, the trial judge has the ability to set a wide range of a sentence, and can further order that the defendant be on "post-release control" (i.e. probation) for a period of time after the sentence is over. Further, under the new law, the length of the defendant's sentence can no longer be cut back by the prison officials if the defendant/inmate exhibits "good behavior" (under the old law this was referred to as "good time"). Instead, the defendant/inmate's sentence can actually be increased if the defendant exhibits bad behavior (under the new law this is referred to as "bad time").

Federal prosecution
Sentencing in a federal prosecution can be very complicated. This is because the United States Congress passed what are called "Sentencing Guidelines " into effect about ten years ago. These extremely complicated guidelines severely control the discretion of the judge in setting the sentence. After a defendant enters a plea, or after the defendant is found guilty, the probation department will prepare a lengthy sentencing report which will indicate what the "guideline" sentence range is. Because the "Sentencing Guidelines" are so complicated, any disputes as to the proper application of the "Sentencing Guidelines" will involve a formal hearing that can actually appear similar to a trial itself.