Criminal allegations of any sort can cause extensive damage to your reputation and threaten you with jail or prison time as well as other penalties that might leave you with lasting harm. That’s why in these circumstances you need to be prepared to aggressively defend...
Among many other things, 2020 was a year of civil unrest throughout much of the United States, including here in Michigan. Massive protests, along with notable crime trends in the Detroit area, highlighted the tense relationship between law enforcement and portions of...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer recently vetoed a bill that would have allowed first-time drunk driving offenders to clear the conviction from their records. The bill would have allowed for judges to set aside a DUI conviction, on request, so long as the driver had not...
It’s no secret that many claim that the legal system disproportionately affects those in poor and minority communities. One area where this disproportionate impact is clear is in Michigan’s cash bail system. For most alleged criminal offenses, accused individuals are...
Some of our readers in Michigan may have noticed news stories about how certain drug offenses are being treated with quite a bit more leniency in a few states in America these days. But, in our state, that is far from true. The penalties associated with a conviction...
In all legal cases, criminal and civil, evidence is the key to the case. In criminal cases, the prosecution must have sufficient evidence to prove every element of the crime charge “beyond a reasonable doubt.” When the evidence is insufficient to meet this high...
