Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog
10 Things You Need to Know When Dealing With The Cops (Pt 2)
Thanks for joining us again for the wrap up of this discussion about the most important things you need to remember when dealing with Michigan law enforcement. As we pointed out in the last article, being arrested may be entirely out of your control, but there are a number of things you can control in […]
[Read More]10 Things You Need to Know When Dealing With The Cops (Pt 1)
Many people go their whole lives only interacting with police when they call to report a crime, or get pulled over for speeding. These are the lucky folks, and we could understand why most people are happy to limit their interactions with police officers. But for everyone else, their dealings with cops are likely to […]
[Read More]Do You Know The Truth About Federal Gun Laws? (Pt 2)
Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this chat about federal gun laws, and how they may differ from what you’re used to hearing about here in Michigan. After all, most people are familiar with the gun laws of their state, and here in the Great Lakes State our clients are usually aware […]
[Read More]Do You Know The Truth About Federal Gun Laws? (Pt 1)
Gun laws are a controversial subject. People tend to take a hard line stance on guns and gun laws, regardless of which side of the line they stand on. And we’re certainly not here to tell you where you should or shouldn’t stand on the issue of gun laws. However, what we have noticed is […]
[Read More]What is a Hate Crime in Michigan?
The term “hate crime” tends to conjure up images of the Ku Klux Klan, or the horrific wholesale murder of Jews in the Holocaust during WWll. But the reality is that hate crimes cover a much wider net than the traditional assaults on American Americans and Blacks and Jews. In fact, hate crimes can be […]
[Read More]Will Federal Sentencing Guidelines Affect Your Michigan Criminal Case?
We don’t actually get asked this question a lot. And not because we don’t handle our fair share of federal cases. Actually, it’s probably because most people don’t even know what federal sentencing guidelines are, or what role they would play in a criminal case. So in the interest of helping our readers be better […]
[Read More]New Gun Background Check Bill Has Bipartisan Support From Michigan
Gun rights are a controversial subject here in the United States, and Michigan is no different. Where you stand on the political spectrum often indicates where you stand on the issue of gun rights and firearm freedoms. But a new bill introduced last month in Washington which would make background checks mandatory for almost all […]
[Read More]What is “Resisting Arrest” here in Michigan?
Being arrested has got to be one of the scariest experiences a person can go through. Especially if it’s your first time, or you know you haven’t done anything wrong. But refusing to comply with a cop’s orders is always a really bad idea, and the last thing you want is to be dealing with […]
[Read More]New Michigan Laws Taking Effect in 2019
Every new year brings changes to the way life in Michigan is lived. People get older, new businesses open and suffering ones close down, and laws change. Sometimes it’s existing laws that get adapted, and sometimes it’s completely new laws that get introduced to address things that were never illegal before. And 2019 is no […]
[Read More]Michigan is Embracing Revolutionary New DNA Analysis Software
DNA as evidence has been a somewhat controversial subject over the years. Between the many times it has been used to reveal that convicted criminals were actually innocent, to arguments that it was never conclusive enough to convict someone in the first place, DNA gets lots of press. And now, with the surge toward personal […]
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