Protecting your rights is becoming more difficult for Michigan Criminal Defense lawyers. It seems like every other week we're picking up the newspaper or listening to the evening news about a new way the government infringes on a person's privacy rights. As...
Protecting your Rights is critically important when it comes to Personal Protection Orders in Michigan Whether you call it a restraining order or a personal protection order, the purpose of either is to protect a person from threats or violence from another person....
In any criminal prosecution involving allegations that the defendant committed a violent crime such as aggravated assault or murder, important issues such as intent, self-defense and witness credibility come into play. In many cases, competing versions of events must...
Recently, federal agents searched six Walgreen stores and a distribution center in Florida as part of the federal crackdown on abuse of pain pills. Pain pills are one of the nations' most serious medical issues, accounting for nearly 15,000 deaths annually-surpassing...
A few hours ago, the Justice Department announced charges against a former BP engineer who allegedly government investigation in connection with the massive Deepwater Horizon disaster.The former engineer's alleged criminal actions - deleting text messages between...
National research has revealed that Michigan public defenders cannot fill the duties imposed by the Sixth Amendment that are owed to defendant's who cannot afford an attorney, due to the lack of resources, skills, and necessary tools. The American Bar Association has...
Whether you are on Facebook, MySpace or Twitter, law enforcement agencies are focusing on social media as a source for criminal activity. The NYPD has implemented a new social media unit to track leads and suspicious activity on sites such as Facebook. They look for...
Just a few miles may make a difference on whether you are sent to jail or on probation for a first-time drunk driving offense. A recent drunk-driving case in West Bloomfield demonstrated the discretion that District court judges have in sentencing offenders....
This week the Oregon Supreme Court decided that an Oregon citizen's concealed handgun permit could not be denied because she was a medical marijuana card holder.The court held that the federal law that prohibits drug addicts from buying firearms does not allow...
The legalization of medical marijuana has stirred up some more controversy-can a person carry a medical marijuana license and have a concealed pistol permit? This question has been presented in states that legalize the use of medical marijuana and permit concealed...