Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

James Tolbert, the former Police Chief for the city of Flint, was forced to resign during the height of the Flint Water Crisis. But as it turns out, that was the least of his concerns. New information has come to light according to the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office. They implicate Tolbert in the wrongful conviction […]

Horace Junior Davis, a 65-year-old doctor practicing in the Albion and Jackson areas, has been indicted on numerous charges by a grand jury from the United States District Court, Western District. The indictment was originally filed on March 9th, but was kept sealed under court order until June 3rd.   Davis is accused of Unlawfully […]

“Criminal Justice Overhaul” have been buzzwords around Michigan in the last few years. Michigan Governor Snyder has been saying that he wants to focus on changes that embody “smart justice” here in the Great Lakes State. Now we have Senate bills proposing major changes to our criminal laws.   Talk is Cheap   While our […]

The United States Supreme Court has recently passed down two decisions that could have an enormous impact on the lives of several federal inmates from the Flint, MI area convicted for weapons-related charges..   Up until recently, the Armed Career Criminal Act allowed federal courts to pursue lengthy sentences for federal defendants accused of felonies, […]

In a recent article we discussed the fact that President Obama has dedicated a significant portion of his final year in office to shortening the prison sentences of people primarily convicted of federal nonviolent crimes. Note that the President of the United States can only alter sentences for federal convictions and not for state of […]

26-year-old Ernest Coleman has been charged in Wayne County, Michigan with the kidnapping of 13-year-old Deontae Mitchell in Detroit. Authorities say that Coleman is only one of four people who were possibly involved in the incident, but thus far, he is the only one who has been formally charged.   According to Detroit Police records, […]

A judge’s authority to sentence a criminal defendant for nonpayment of court fines and fees, dubbed ‘pay or stay sentences’, have been the source of a great deal of controversy in Michigan law in recent years. But if the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has their way, that is all going to change.   Pay […]

Being accused of a crime is scary. Being accused of a crime that you didn’t commit is terrifying. But that’s exactly what happened to Jonna Ferguson. After the Corinthian Colleges closed down the Everest Institute, she was out of a job and had to rely on unemployment from the state of Michigan. But just a […]

According to the Portage Police Department, it was Nicholas Lowe’s last minute decision to top off his gas tank before robbing a bank in Calhoun County, Michigan, late last week, that resulted in his being caught.   Investigators say that on Thursday morning, May 26, 2016, Lowe purchased gas for his car at a gas […]

The tide is slowly turning. For decades drug users have been viewed in a terrible light. Some see them as  good-for-nothings who leach from society without contributing anything of value to their communities. Re-thinking the issue, the horrific number of lives lost to substance abuse over the years and the substantial amount of government resources […]