Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

A recent ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals says that sentencing a person convicted of a felony via video conference is dehumanizing. In addition, it apparently isn’t listed in any court rules. But that doesn’t appear to be stopping at least one circuit court judge here in Michigan from doing it anyway.   The […]

The NBA‘s Draymond Green, forward for the Golden State Warriors, was recently arrested in East Lansing, Michigan for Assault. But the Ingham County judge, presiding in 54B District Court and overseeing Green’s case has agreed to move his arraignment so as to not interfere with his appearance at the next Olympic Games.   According to […]

By now, unless you’ve been living in a shack in middle of the woods entirely off the grid, you’ve probably heard about the tragic shooting that took place in the Berrien County Courthouse a few days ago. A cuffed inmate managed to take a weapon off an armed deputy sheriff and fatally shoot two courthouse […]

Lindsey M. Arquette, a 26-year-old resident of Standish, MI, has been accused of embezzling several thousand dollars from an ATM in the store where she worked as the store manager. The store, Dore’s Party Store, is located in Kawkawlin Township, says that this has been an ongoing problem for some time now.   According to […]

Alonzo F. Castillo Jr. and Robert Conley III have been charged with assault and attempted murder in Saginaw. They are accused of using a golf club, a tire iron, and a gun to assault 43-year-old Salvador Gomez outside his home. Only a jury can decide if their intention was actually to kill him, which was […]

A new twist has just been added to the Courser/Gamrat scandal, as if the whole thing wasn’t already strange enough. In the wake of a sordid sex scandal, allegations of a cover-up conspiracy, the resulting felony charges, and a recent dismissal of charges in an Ingham County Court, the next chapter in this drama has […]

The name Ford is synonymous with American history in the form of the classic motor car. It was Henry Ford who gave the US its automobile history, and Michigan it’s title as the “motor state.” So it is little wonder that anyone born under the auspicious title of “Ford” will have their actions scrutinized by […]

17-year-old Milon J. Brown has been charged with the murder of Cameron Pennywell, a 20-year-old resident of Saginaw, MI who was shot to death last weekend in the Bloomfield neighborhood. Sadly, this is the second time this week that we have shared with you an instance of a teen being charged as an adult for a […]

Charging teenagers as adults is a subject that has caused a great deal of debate and controversy in Michigan in recent years. In this recent Kent County, MI case, a Grand Rapids teen is being charged as an adult for his role in a drive-by shooting that injured two others, one of whom was a […]

The results of an amazing new study conducted by Bowling Green State University were recently released. What they reveal is quite surprising. According to the study, a full 40 percent of the police officers who break the law, do so while on duty.   The study, which is the first of it’s kind to study […]