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After rape case acquittal, defense attorney calls case a ‘sham’—Fremont News-Messenger

Peter Pattakos, one of the attorneys for the defendant, delivered the defendant’s closing argument to the Sandusky County jury, who deliberated for about 90 minutes

Case nixed against protester accused of causing hearing loss—Associated Press

An assault charge was dropped against one of two people accused of causing permanent hearing loss to a Cleveland restaurant employee while using megaphones during ...

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor dismisses felony case of TownHall protester indicted for using megaphone—Cleveland Scene

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley has elected to dismiss the criminal case against a protester who demonstrated outside TownHall, an Ohio City bar and restaurant, this summer Douglas’ attorney, Peter ...

Prosecutor drops felony assault charge against one of two protesters charged for bullhorn use outside TownHall restaurant—Cleveland.com

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office on Tuesday dropped the criminal case against one of the two people charged with felonious assault after an employee at Ohio City’s TownHall ...

Two protesters were charged for allegedly damaging someone’s hearing with their megaphones—BuzzFeed News

Pattakos [said] that the restaurant owners were “intent on silencing First- Amendment-protected activity outside of their establishments” “This protest was closely watched by numerous on-duty police officers who were precisely assigned ...