WHY CLYDE?

It is often the attitude, skill and commitment of the attorney that determines the outcome of the case. The two most important things to consider when choosing an attorney to represent you in a criminal matter are the attorney's experience in handling the type of offense(s) you are charged with and the results he or she has obtained.

Mr. Bennett has the skill, ability and passion to win cases. He has a perpetual "chip on his shoulder" with something to prove. The results he has achieved at trial are unparalled. The numbers don't lie! He challenges you to find similarly achieved results by any active attorney in the State of Ohio.

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State v. Stovall	Aggravated Murder (death penalty)	Not Guilty
State v. Feaster	Murder	Not Guilty
State v. Thomas	Murder with gun specification	Not Guilty
State v. Jackson	Double Murder with gun specifications	Not Guilty
State v. McClain	Murder with gun specification	Not Guilty
State v. Reynolds	Murder	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Branner	Murder with Gun Specifications	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Mosley	Murder with Gun Specifications	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Israel	Murder with Gun Specifications	Not Guilty
State v. Levingston	Attempt murder, felonious assault with gun specifications	Not Guilty
State v. Jane Doe	Involuntary Manslaughter	Not Guilty
State v. John Doe	Involuntary Manslaughter	Not Guilty
State v. Brown	Involuntary Manslaughter	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Henderson	Murder	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Lipscomb	Murder	Dismissed
State v. Bell	Aggravated Murder with gun specification	Hung jury/Mistrial
State v. Jones	Aggravated Murder with gun specification	Hung jury/Mistrial
United States of America v. Clark	Federal Bank Robbery	Not Guilty
United States of America v. Odoms	Federal Civil Rights Violations, Conspiracy	Not Guilty
United States of America v. Nelson	Felon in possession of firearm, possession of controlled substance	Not Guilty
State v. Burse	Aggravated Theft, Forgery	Not Guilty
State v. Cromwell	Felonious Assault with gun specification	Not Guilty
United States of America v. KenAmerican Resources	Violation of Federal Mine Safety Laws, Conspiracy	Not Guilty/Guilty
State v. White	Kidnapping, Felonious Assault, Gross Sexual Imposition	Hung jury/Mistrial
State of Ohio V. Baskin	Felonious Assasult	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Grove	Aggravated Robbery	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Williams	Aggravated Robbery	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Shearer	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Hoyt	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Montaque	Rape, gross sexual imposition	Not Guilty
State v. Cherry	Felonious assault with gun specifications	Not Guilty
State v. Harrison	Felonious assault with gun specifications	Not Guilty
State v. Cliett	Felonious assault	Not Guilty
State v. Flantoil	Felonious assault	Not Guilty
State v. Gendrew	Robbery, failure to comply, receiving stolen property, theft from elderly person or disabled adult	Not Guilty
State v. Clark	Possession of dangerous ordinance w/gun specification, possession of marijuana w/gun specification	Not Guilty
State v. Lowery	Assault on a police officer	Not Guilty
State v. Williams	Assault on police officer	Not Guilty
State v. Williams	Felony gambling	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Medley	Retaliation	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Everson	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Hodge	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Armstrong	Burglary	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Moore	Possession of Heroin	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Taylor	Carrying a Concealed Weapon	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Braunskill	Assault on a Police Officer	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Fairbanks	Receiving Stolen Property	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Hutchinson	Carrying a Concealed Weapon	Not Guilty
In Re: Juvenile	Robbery	Not Guilty
City of Mason V. Poghoysan	Robbery	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Martin	Felony Theft	Not Guilty
In Re: Juvenile	Kidnapping	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Davis	Assault on a Police Officer	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Rogers	Assault on a Police Officer	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Haynes	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty/Guilty
State of Ohio V. Harris	Felony Domestic Violence	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Boykins	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty
State V. Moses	Felonious Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Kegler	Felonious Sexual Penetration, Sexual Battery, Gross Sexual Imposition	Not Guilty/Guilty
State v. Walker	Felonious Assault with gun specification	Not Guilty/Guilty
State v. White	Kidnapping, Felonious Assault, Gross Sexual Imposition	Not Guilty
State v. Suggs	Felonious Assault with gun specifications, Tampering with Evidence	Hung Jury/Mistrial
State of Ohio V. Hunter	Tampering with Evidence, Forgery, Theft in Office	Hung Jury/Guilty
State of Ohio V. Thomas	Felonious Assault	Hung Jury
City of North College Hill V. Walker	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Washington	Carrying a Concealed Weapon	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Amos	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Burch	Menacing by Stalking	Not Guilty
City of Fairfield V. Meyer	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Cary	Engaging in Business without License	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Broach	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Mitchum	Resisting Arrest	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Carter	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Graber	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. English	Criminal Trespassing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Brooks	Theft	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Goshade	Criminal Damaging	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Croley	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Howard	Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Jones	Obstruction of Official Business	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Luster	Improper Handling of a Firearm	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Lackey	Obstruction of Official Business	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Piper	Drug Abuse	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Johnson	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Cobb	Carrying a Concealed Weapon	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Forth	Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Burch	Theft	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Burch	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Burch	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Rogers	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Rivers	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Hair	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Rogers	Endangering Children	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Bullock	Receiving Stolen Property	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Lee	Assault	Not Guilty
City of Mason V. Rogers	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Shelton	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Wynn	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Hasan	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Hasan	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Jane Doe	Assault	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Wynn	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State V. Sands	Violating a Protection Order	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Edwards	O.V.I.	Not Guilty
State V. Scott	Stopping After Accident	Not Guilty
State V. Walker	Driving Under Suspension	Not Guilty
State V. Jones	Driving Under The Influence	Not Guilty
State v. Dillman	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Simons	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Ragan	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Walker	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State V. Cooper	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State v. Montgomery	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Wilson	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Allen	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Brown	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Phillips	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Stevens	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Cade	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Bostic	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Ragan	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Gonzales	Domestic violence	Not Guilty
State v. Wilson	Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Davis	Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Merritt	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State v. Williams	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State v. Waver	Endangering Children, Obstruction of Official Business	Not Guilty
State v. Carter	Violation of Protection Order	Not Guilty
State v. Flantoil	Telephone Harrassment	Not Guilty
State v. Coleman	Possession of Drugs	Not Guilty
State v. Knowles	Possession of Drugs	Not Guilty
State v. Williams	Criminal Trespassing	Not Guilty
State v. Ford	Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Surrell	Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Henderson	Assault	Not Guilty
State v. Graham	Child endangering	Not Guilty
State v. Rooks	Child endangering	Not Guilty
State v. Sanders	Resisting arrest	Not Guilty
State v. Warren	Criminal trespass	Not Guilty
State v. Ervin	Unauthorized use of property	Not Guilty
State v. Benford	Telephone harassment	Not Guilty
State v. Harding	Aggravated Menacing	Not Guilty
State v. Griffin	Theft	Not Guilty
State of Ohio V. Brown	Felonious Assault	Plea
In Re: O'Neil	Aggravated Robbery	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Peterson	Aggravated Theft	Plea
State of Ohio V. Ellery	Misuse of a Credit Card	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Tucker	Vehicular Homicide	Probation
State of Ohio V. Kelly	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hubbard	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Barnes	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hill	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Sloan	Falsification	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Rivers	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Matthew	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Robinson	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Everson	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Moore	Theft	Dismissed
In Re: Juvenile	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Davis	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
In Re: Juvenile ZL	Rape	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Bailey	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. John Doe	Rape	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Ragan	Possession of Heroin	Dismissed
State of Texas V. Williams	Possession of Controlled Substance	Plea
State of Ohio V. Anderson	Improper Handling of a Firearm	Dismissed
State of Texas V. Crowley	Attempted Burglary	Dismissed
Springdale V. John Doe	Rape	Dismissed
In Re: Juvenile	Illegal Conveyance of Deadly Weapon	Dismissed
Springdale V. Lipscomb	Murder	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Burton	Child Endangerment	Plea
State of Ohio V. Riep	Failure to Register as a Sex Offender	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Glynn	Trafficking in Cocaine	Dismissed
In Re: Cargile	Breaking and Entering	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hoston	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Martin	Child Endangerment	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Steele	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Williams	Receiving Stolen Property	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Smith	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Childress	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Thomas	Having Weapons under Disability	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Stewart	Rape	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Goshade	Telecommunications Harassment	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Blackwell	Weapons Under Disability	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Childress	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Goins	Burglary	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Kinnard	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Greer	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Chambliss	Trafficking in Heroin	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Shepard	Unauthorized Use of Property	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Robinson	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Broach	Abduction	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hammons	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Gentry	Non Support of Dependants	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Stewart	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. McIlwain	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Smith	Theft	Dismissed
City of Vandalia V. Harris	Drug Paraphernalia	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Grant	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hall	Rape Impaired	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Whitaker	Burglary	Dismissed
City of Fairfield V. Wynn	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. McNeil	Building Code Violation	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Johnson	Trespass	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Butler	Forgery	Dismissed
City of Fairfield V. Hines	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Donelson	Building Code Violations	Dismissed
In Re: Juvenile ZB	Criminal Damaging	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Crenshaw	Drug Paraphernalia	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Robinson	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brooks	Unlawful Sexual Conduct	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Harris	Felony Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Kinnard	Possession of Illegal Drug paraphernalia	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Wiley	Telecommunication Harassment	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Green	Obstruction of Official Business	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Johnson	Possession of Drugs	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Pryor	Furnishing Intoxicating Liquor to Underage Person	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Fannon	Furnishing Intoxicating Liquor to Underage Person	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Jackson	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Lowery	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Steele	Rape	Plea
In Re: Richardson	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Jones	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Jones	Criminal Damaging	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Tandy	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Amos	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Patterson	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brooks	Criminal Trespass	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Self	Criminal Damaging	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. John Doe Physician	Resisting Arrest	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Benford	Criminal Damaging	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Jones	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brunis	Building Code Violation	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Love	Minor Consumption of Alcohol	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Kirtley	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Weinheimer	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Davis	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Chambers	Assault	Dismissed
City of Mason V. Daniels	Burglary	Plea
State of Ohio V. Wakefield	Assault	Dismissed
In Re: Gannaway	Carrying Concealed Weapon	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hinton	Telephone Harassment	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Swain	Resisting Arrest	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Swain	Falsification	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Smoot	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Sanders	Burglary	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Broach	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Harris	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Glover	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Harris	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Roberts	Felony Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Hill	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Mason	Robbery	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Stokes	Criminal Damaging	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Wilkins	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Tappan	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Walsh	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Israel	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Short	Drug Paraphernalia	Dismissed
City of Springdale V. Goins	Making False Alarm	Dismissed
City of Vandalia V. Howard	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Swain	Resisting Arrest	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Waller	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Howard	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Benford	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Calhoun	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Gilchrist	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Smith	Child Abuse	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Scott	Illegal Voting	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Ellis	Illegal Use of Drug Paraphenalia	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Smith	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Possession of Cocaine	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. John Doe	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Mack	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Stubblefield	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Stallworth	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. White	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Jemison	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Cowherd	Possession of Marijuana	Court Costs
In Re: Juvenile	Aggravated Robbery	Dismissed
North College Hill V Howell	Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Price	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Lang	Possession of Drugs	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Thompson	Carrying a Concealed Weapon	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Barnett	Assault	Dismissed
City of Lockland V. Dyer	Obstruction of Official Business	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Moore	Aggravated Robbery	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Trapp	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
City of Hamilton V. Townsend	Possession of Marijuana	Dismissed
Dailey V. White	Request fo Civil Protection Order	Dismissed
In Re: Juvenile	Aggravated Robbery	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Brown	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State V. Tarpley	Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle	Dismissed
State V. Redick	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
In Re: Juvenile	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
City of Mason V. Lewis	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State V. Brown	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State V. Brown	Telecommunications Harassment	Dismissed
State V. Price	Having Weapons Under Disability	Dismissed
State V. Weils	Criminal Trespassing	Dismissed
City of Fairfield V. Strayhorn	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State V. McCall	Aggravated Robbery	Plea
State V. Civils	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State V. Blunt	DUI	Dismissed
State V. Cooper	Murder	Plea
In Re: Juvenile	Disorderly Conduct	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Houston	Telephone Harassment	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Machanjo	Aggravated Menacing	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Boyd	Tampering with Records	Plea
State of Ohio V. Hightower	Attempted Murder	Plea
State of Ohio V. Wilson	Aggravated Vehicular Homicide	Plea
State of Ohio V. Smith	Domestic Violence	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Reed	Rape	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Holland	Felonious Assault	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. Randle	Aggravated Murder	Plea
State of Ohio V. Jane Doe	Possession of Drugs	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. White	Burglary	Plea
State of Ohio V. Bazan	Theft	Dismissed
State of Ohio V. White	Domestic Violence	Dismissed

Every case is not tried to a judge or jury. Moreover, every case is not won. Many cases are resolved through plea negotiations. The ability and reputation of the defense attorney, strength of the government's case, and the desire of the defendant, victim and government to reach an agreement are factors that impact the resolution of a criminal case.