The more than 350,000 people under federal correctional control at the end of 2021 represented a 15% decline since 2011. However, don’t get the wrong idea; federal prosecutors are still aggressively prosecuting federal offenses, and you cannot afford to be without...
If accused of breaking federal law, you may be reckoning with the possibility of prison time, high fines, and other penalties that could seem disproportionate to similar cases at the state level. While state prosecutors and judges have a degree of discretion in their...
Sometimes being paid “hush money” is against the law. For example, if you catch someone breaking into your house to steal your valuables, and then you accept $500 from the wrongdoer in exchange for not reporting the burglary to the authorities, you may have committed...
In Michigan and across the United States, we often chalk up people’s troubles with the law to their own bad choices. However, there are frequently extenuating circumstances that contribute mightily to their behavior. Specifically, they might have mental health issues...
This week was the sentencing hearing for the man who made violent threats toward Cleveland Elementary School in Port Huron, Michigan. The Law Office Of John Freeman represented the man, who plead guilty to a number of charges, including threatening to commit violence...
On June 24th, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe V. Wade, the landmark decision that asserted the constitutional right to choose to have an abortion. The Supreme Court also struck down Planned Parenthood V. Casey, which further elaborated on the Roe V. Wade...
On Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, a judge ordered client Christopher Cluley bound over to circuit court. This is the latest event in Cluley's now 2-plus year legal battle, in which the former Isabella County Sheriff's Deputy is accused of...
Being arrested is often a terrifying experience, especially if you have never been arrested before. The panic and fear involved with being arrested may cause you to make mistakes and do or say something that you shouldn’t. This can sometimes lead to an additional...
Anyone who ever watched a television show or movie can recite the Miranda rights that govern an accused’s privilege against self-incrimination during police questioning. But this staple of criminal law was not foreordained and was mostly limited to academic...
We may not always agree with what our government officials are doing within the scope of their representation. Sometimes passionate disagreements arise that may make a person want to take some sort of action to protect their rights. However, it is possible that a...
