Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Civil asset forfeiture. Three little words that get so many people up in arms about violated rights and lack of accountability among law enforcement. And rightly so. Because while it can be harder to argue against police claiming rights to a vehicle used in a drug bust, taking items from people who are never charged […]

Mason Mizwicki died of a drug overdose at a New Year’s Eve party in Watervliet. While dying, he called out for help. But none was given. Why? Because the teenagers he was with were more afraid of the legal repercussions for themselves than allowing a friend to die.

Man sentenced for “Breaking Bad” style meth RV Fred A. Burlingame, the self-styled ‘Walter White’ of Bay County, has been sentenced to spend 15 years in a federal prison for manufacturing and selling “meth-on-the-move” from his RV.

MSP Investigates Urinalysis Bribes “Urine technician” might not sound like a very desirable job. But the people who collect urine samples and test them for traces of illegal drugs do very important work. However, according to police, one such person in Saginaw was accepting bribes in return for producing “clean drop” urine test results for […]

  41-year-old Ross Sullivan, a resident of White Pigeon, was recently thwarted in his apparent attempt to break out of jail. Which, unfortunately for him, has resulted in even more charges and an even longer period behind bars. The same bars he was trying so very hard to escape from.

Ingham County Judge Rules Statements Inadmissable An Ingham County District Court judge recently suppressed a woman’s statements to the police. The judge determined those statements were made under the threat that the police would call Children’s Protective Services (CPS) if she did not talk to them. Judge Hugh Clarke of the 54A District Court in […]

Tuscola County Man Also Had Body Armor At about 1:30 on a Friday afternoon, a Tuscola County resident called the Sheriff’s Department to report a break-in at their home. The individual had been out, and had returned home to find the house had been broken into in their absence. While on the phone with Central […]

Five Detroit people charged in Wisconsin robbery According to a recent press release from the FBI, four men and one woman from the Detroit area have been federally indicted for robbing a jewelry store in West Bend, Wisconsin.

Animal Cruelty Charges for Calf Left to Die? In the morning of September 12, an employee of the Kochville Township Gander Mountain happened to notice a calf in the dumpster behind the store. The Sheriff’s Department was notified, and Animal Control was called in. The calf was still alive, but only barely. Although the calf […]

Grand Rapids Grandma Gets 10-years Behind Bars There are many ways that people choose to bulk up their retirement accounts as they head into the golden years. Property investment, blue chip stocks, even selling Avon products or getting a part-time job. The difference between most people and Sandra Lee Resterhouse, however, wasn’t the fact that […]