Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Michigan Court of Appeals Says “No” The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) has caused a great deal of contention and confusion in the few years since it’s inception. In part this is because, on a federal level, marijuana is still completely illegal in every aspect. The result is enormous conflict between federal and state law. But […]

Guilty Plea in Murder of Jodi Parrack It has been eight years since 11-year-old Jodi Parrack went missing while cycling home from a friend’s house. Her body was later found, abandoned in a cemetery. But despite the exhaustive investigation launched by multiple law enforcement departments, it has taken almost a decade to convict the man […]

Terror Threats Posted on Yik Yak This particular case is a classic example of two very important things. First, the fact that things are rarely what they seem, and second, that terror threats, regardless of whether or not they were made in jest, are always taken seriously by law enforcement.

Methamphetamine Cooking Items Found in Car It is rare that a whole family faces charges for a crime. But in this case, the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office has brought methamphetamine charges against a husband and wife and their 18-year-old step-daughter. Although whose daughter she is, or how she ties into the family, hasn’t been revealed.

3 pounds of Meth Found in Car A 31-year-old Texas resident, Kelli Nicole Drake (also known as “Lady Jade”), was driving her rented 2014 Nissan Maxima through Hudsonville recently, when a Michigan State Police trooper pulled her over. The stop was apparently conducted for a routine civil infraction traffic violation. However, it has been proposed on […]

Midland Man Accepts Plea Offer Ricardo R. Cabrera Jr., a 41-year-old Midland man accused of striking another man with a golf club, accepted a plea agreement on the day his trial was scheduled to begin.

Murder Suspect Rams Police Cars With Stolen Army Vehicle Gregory Allen Rose, the 46-year-old suspect in a Michigan murder, was recently arrested in Carlton County Minnesota. But he didn’t go down without a fight. And he may face even more charges as a result.

  In the wake of public outcry about police brutality and abuse of power, more and more police departments across the nation are looking for ways to increase accountability. And to prove an officer’s innocence, if need be. One of the ways that seems to have received much favorable review? Body cameras. And that, the […]

Grandmother Sentenced for 1998 Murder Lois Arlene Janish, widely known as the grandmother of missing-and-presumed-dead Coral Hall, was recently sentenced for murdering her granddaughter. The 75-year-old Flint resident, who has been under suspicion for almost two decades now, has finally had her day and court. And according to the court records, she chose to keep […]

  Armond Christopher Degasperis, an 18-year-old Blackman Township resident, is accused of pointing a stolen airsoft rifle at a number of customers in a Meijer store while intoxicated.