Loud music again lands man in court

The defendant got credit for 30 days in jail for violating two probations.
By PATRICIA MEADE
VINDICATOR CRIME REPORTER
YOUNGSTOWN -- Eric Hall, already on triple probation for one loud music and two domestic violence convictions, is facing another loud music charge.
Hall, 37, of Jacobs Road, was in municipal court Monday for arraignment. Judge Robert A. Douglas Jr. allowed Hall, also charged with abusing marijuana, to go free on his own recognizance.
Hall is due back in municipal court July 8 for a pretrial hearing with Judge Elizabeth A. Kobly, who in August 2003 placed him on one year's probation on a loud music conviction, his second. He still owes $40 in court costs on the case.
Hall was stopped Friday night on the East Side. Police said they heard loud music coming from his 1995 Chevrolet Blazer. When police asked if there were any weapons or narcotics in the Blazer, Hall said "yes" and turned over three bags of suspected marijuana.
Domestic violence
Mahoning County Common Pleas Court records show that Hall had pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence (April 2003 arrest) and was sentenced Dec. 10, 2003, to three years' community control, commonly called probation, by visiting Judge Charles J. Bannon. The judge ordered Hall to complete the rehabilitation program at Community Corrections Association on Market Street and was given work-release privileges.
On Jan. 14, Hall pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence again (November 2003 arrest) and was sentenced that day in common pleas court by Judge James C. Evans to three years' community control.
On Feb. 12, Hall was held without bond pending probation violation hearings. Richard J. Billak, CCA executive director, said Hall missed work, saying he had a lawyer's appointment, which wasn't true.
On March 12, Hall admitted violating his probations. Judge Bannon sentenced Hall to 30 days in jail, gave him credit for time served, and reimposed the three years' probation. Judge Evans, noting Hall had served 30 days, also reimposed the three years' probation.
More probation
In January 2001, Hall was convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence and sentenced by Judge Robert P. Milich to 90 days in jail, all of which were suspended. He was placed on one year's probation and ordered to attend anger management counseling.
In October 2001, Hall was convicted of loud music and received a $75 fine.
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