Moermond & Mulligan Client Found Not Guilty in Clark County Case

A Clark County, Ohio judge finds a Moermond & Mulligan, LLC client not guilty of domestic violence and assault after a bench trial.

DAYTON, OH, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A client of Moermond & Mulligan, LLC was found not guilty of domestic violence and assault following a bench trial in Clark County, Ohio, held January 12, 2026. As alleged in the criminal complaint, the client's live-in girlfriend accused him of body-slamming her during a domestic dispute. The client was represented at trial by attorney Emily Smith of Moermond & Mulligan, LLC, who contested the charge from the outset and prepared the case for a bench trial rather than a negotiated resolution.

According to the complaint, the State charged the client with domestic violence and assault arising from the alleged incident. As alleged in court filings, defense counsel prepared for trial through witness interviews, an independent investigation, and a detailed reconstruction of the timeline surrounding the dispute. At trial, the defense argued that the evidence presented did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the client had committed any act of violence, and that inconsistencies in the timeline undercut the allegation as charged.

After hearing all of the evidence and testimony presented at trial, the court found the client not guilty of domestic violence and assault. The bench trial and verdict took place in Clark County, Ohio. A not guilty verdict means the court determined the State did not prove the charge beyond a reasonable doubt; it is not a finding that the underlying incident did or did not occur.

Cases like this one are typically resolved over a period of months between the initial charge, pretrial preparation, and trial. Moermond & Mulligan, LLC represents clients in domestic violence, assault, and related criminal matters throughout southwestern Ohio, and the firm's attorneys regularly appear in Clark, Montgomery, and Hamilton County courts on behalf of the accused.

"Trial preparation is everything. We invested significant time interviewing witnesses, organizing the evidence, and developing the facts. In the end, the court agreed that the State had not met its burden of proof," said Emily Smith, Attorney at Moermond & Mulligan, LLC.

Additional outcomes the firm has obtained are listed on its case results page.

About Moermond & Mulligan, LLC
Moermond & Mulligan, LLC is the team you want in the fight when the weight of criminal charges bears down on you and your freedom is on the line. With offices in both Cincinnati and Dayton, this elite criminal defense law firm, born from L. Patrick Mulligan & Associates, combines Board Certified criminal trial mastery with insider prosecutorial insight to deliver surgical, high-impact defense in DUI/OVI cases, felony cases, and all life-altering charges. Founding partner L. Patrick Mulligan has tried hundreds of cases, many in front of juries when everything was at stake, while Brad Moermond brings years of prosecutorial firepower to anticipate and dismantle the State’s strategy both in and out of the courtroom. Together, they’ve protected reputations, preserved communities, and in many cases, kept clients out of prison entirely. For the accused, they are more than criminal lawyers; Moermond & Mulligan, LLC is the last line of defense when losing is not an option.

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