Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Felons carrying firearms create some interesting for Michigan firearms defense attorneys who are trying to keep their clients out of prison. A recent case involving Flint, Michigan man is a case in point. A police chase in late February has resulted in both state and federal criminal charges for Flint resident, Donald Lee Burton. The […]

People v. Cortez was remanded to the Court of Appeals by the Michigan Supreme Court. The case was released on March 12, 2013. The purpose of the remand was to reconsider the defendant’s Miranda challenge in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court case, Howes v. Fields. The defendant appealed as of right convictions of […]

Commonly in Michigan, people are prosecuted for various forms of prescription fraud. This usually happens when someone forges a prescription form and obtains prescription medications unlawfully. There are even large conspiracies where the group leader has access to a doctor’s DEA number or an illegally obtained pad of prescription forms. The leader typically uses numerous […]

A moment of rage can easily lead to the need for a top flight criminal defense attorney. A recent Ingham County case illustrates this. Michigan Teenager Charged With Murder A teenager from Rochester Hills was charged with the murder of an MSU student late last month, reportedly stabbing the victim to death. Connor McCowan, 19, […]

A Grand Rapids man who used to be the head of the Hispanic American Council in Kalamazoo is now facing federal charges of criminal sexual conduct. State prosecutors recently dropped their charges and handed the matter over for federal prosecution. Forty year old Ramon Berlanga-Rodriguez is accused of sexually assaulting a young girl multiple times, […]

The complexities of defending a multi-county, multi-state prosecution can pose a challenge for any Michigan criminal defense attorney. If not handled well, the client can end up serving back to back sentences (consecutive) rather than simultaneous sentences (concurrent.) A recent case New Baltimore case illustrates this principle. Three men were recently arraigned in a New […]

The sentencing of Karl Cotton Jr. took place last week in a Kent County circuit courtroom, with Cotton, who was convicted of murdering a young woman named Jamie Powell, receiving life in prison. Judge Mark Trusock gave out the sentence, which did not include the possibility of parole. Reports also indicate that Cotton robbed Powell […]

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed an issue related to an order excluding evidence of possession of child pornography from an attempted-production of child pornography trial. U.S. v. Sims—released February 28, 2013 The defendant was slated to go to trial on federal possession of child pornography charges (18 U.S.C.§ 2252(a)(4)(B) and (b)(2)) and […]

Human trafficking charges were leveled at two people on February 25th in Southfield. A Florida man, Vinson Alexander, 30, was charged with human trafficking and assault of a woman from Texas. Alexander also faces several other felony charges related to the trafficking, including one count of torture. Police say that Taryn Johnson, Alexander’s 27 years […]

Many criminal defense attorneys and medical marijuana activists have been waiting for months for the Michigan Supreme Court to issue its decision in the case of State of Michigan v. McQueen. This case is only the second case in the history of the Michigan Supreme Court dealing with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The defendants […]