Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Charlotte Hornets Player Jeff Taylor Arrested in Misdemeanor Case Jeff Taylor, the 25-year-old forward for the Charlotte Hornets, out of North Carolina, was arrested and charged with several crimes in Michigan, after he allegedly assaulted both his girlfriend and a hotel employee in an East Lansing Hotel just days ago. According to the East Lansing […]

Innovative System Resolves Cases Without Court Appearance The citizens of Bay County now have access to a easy way to resolve minor offenses without appearing at court. The system first appeared at the 14A District Court in Washtenaw County. Then it was released in Bay City on August 25. District Judge Dawn Klida is heading […]

Washtenaw Dangerous Weapon Assault While the average police officer is threatened with a wide variety of weaponry during the course of his or her career, it has been many generations since swordplay was common on the streets of a city in Michigan. But that’s exactly what two officers on patrol in Ann Arbor encountered late on […]

Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court In People v. Dunbar, during a police traffic stop, some contraband was found. In turn, the defendant moved to suppress the evidence on the basis that the stop violated his Fourth Amendment rights. The trial court denied the motion. However, the Court of Appeals granted the defendant’s application for […]

Dispute over Squash Leads to Charges Linda M. Childs, a 32-year-old resident of Muskegon, was recently charged with one count of felony assault after allegedly slicing a man’s arm open following an altercation that revolved around how to prepare squash. According to police records, police officers and firefighters were dispatched at about 9:15 pm on […]

 Vassar Township Man Gets Prison Time At his sentencing hearing on September 23rd, in Caro’s Tuscola County Circuit Court, 35-year-old Jason A. Boyd was ordered to spend two to five years in prison for a recent mud bogging incident that left several people injured. The charges stem from an unforeseen accident that took place on […]

Judge Considers Merits of Bindover Joel I. Wilson, the man extradited from Germany to face racketeering and larceny charges, will be waiting another few weeks before finding out the future of his case. In a recent hearing, Bay County District Judge Dawn A. Klida was asked by the prosecution to bind the case over to […]

Pizza Delivery Driver Robber Arraigned Following a recent arraignment, 16-year-old Royce Xavier Ryan is now facing a felony count of armed robbery, for which he will be charged as an adult. Ryan’s charges come as a result of his alleged participation in a recent armed robbery that took place at the Motel 6 on South […]

DEA Makes Drug Classification Change Late last month, the Drug Enforcement Administration ruled that hydrocodone combination products will change from a Schedule 3 classification to Schedule 2. This will become effective on October 6, 2014. Commonly, these drugs are a mixture of acetaminophen and hydrocodone. Some examples include “Norco” and “Lortab” tablets. However, this applies […]

Stand-off with Police Ends in Arrest Douglas William Howay, a 57-year-old man from Ossineke, is facing very serious felony charges after he allegedly attempted to assault members of his own family with weapons and then engaged police officers in an armed standoff that lasted through the night. According to the testimony of his relatives, they […]