Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog
New Sentencing Hearing Set in Child Abuse Case
New Sentencing Hearing for Man Convicted of Breaking Baby’s Bones 29-year-old Andrew Pedro Valdez, the Kent County man accused of harming an infant so badly that he broke 13 bones, has been granted a new sentencing hearing. The result is that the 11 year sentence he is currently serving may in fact get shorter in […]
[Read More]Michigan Gang-Related Felony Conviction
Judge Refuses to Dismiss Murder Charge A murder charge has been upheld by a Muskegon County Judge in a case where the jury was able to convict on one charge, but was hung on the other. This is a little bit complicated. But if you can hang in while we explain it, it’s actually quite […]
[Read More]Kent County Open Murder
Open Murder Probable Cause Hearing Adjourned Jermaine Cooper has had his probable cause hearing adjourned until the 3rd of February in the Kent County Circuit Court, in order for the defense attorney to investigate the case further. Both the prosecutor and the defense agreed to the delay.
[Read More]Kids Lead Police on Wild Car Chase
8 and 13 year old Taken Into Custody When a Macomb County Sheriff’s Deputy received a warning from dispatch that there was a car speeding and swerving on the highway, he assumed what any other officer would assume in that instance. That it was a drunk or drugged driver behind the wheel. But he couldn’t […]
[Read More]Michigan Methamphetamine Drug Bust
Troopers Find 7 Pounds of Crystal Meth It was a chilly Wednesday afternoon in mid-December, when Michigan State Troopers pulled over a vehicle in Hartford Township, Van Buren County. The car, sporting Colorado plates, had a cracked windshield and was traveling below the posted speed limit on I-94.
[Read More]Genesee Judge Exceeds Sentencing Guidelines
Boy Scout Leader Gets 50 Years Prison for Wife’s Murder Just days ago, Andrew Farley Jr. was sentenced to spend many decades behind bars for the murder of his wife. Following a guilty conviction by a Genesee County Circuit Court Jury for second degree murder, the Judge then exceeded the state’s sentencing guidelines on the […]
[Read More]Arrested for Transporting Juvenile Runaway
Juvenile Runaway Taken Over State Lines Thomas Edmiston, an 18-year-old teenager from Tennessee, is facing charges here in Michigan for transporting an underaged runaway across state lines. In reality, while their ages make one of them guilty and one of them a “victim” in the eyes of the law, both teens conspired via Facebook, to […]
[Read More]Michigan Judge Gorcyca in BIG Trouble?
Judicial Tenure Committee Files Complaint Against Judge Gorcyca It was a case discussed all over the country, sweeping through the media like wildfire, and enflaming bloggers and commenters across the nation. The Tsimhoni case. A custody battle so fraught with tension and despair, that the only thing that could possibly have made it worse would […]
[Read More]Flint Township Toys R Us Shooting
Toys R Us Shooting Results in Charges for Teen 18-year-old Daquarius Quantrel Fisher is accused of shooting another person in the parking lot of the Toys R Us in Flint Township. The reason? The victim is alleged to have looked at him in a way that was insulting, which quickly escalated into a fight. Quantrel […]
[Read More]Terrorism Threats on MSU Campus
MSU Student Charged in Terrorism Threats Sydney Gort, a Packaging major at MSU, has been charged with making threats of terrorism on campus recently. And according to police, this isn’t the first time that she has used this particular coping skill to alleviate the stress of college.
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