Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Lacrosse Players Trashed Teacher’s House These seven Comstock Park high schoolers wouldn’t be the first teens to make dumb choices under the influence of alcohol. Nor would they be the first to vent their frustrations against a teacher in an immature and poorly-thought-out way. But perhaps courtesy of one judge’s refusal to let them walk […]

Naked and Afraid. Nope, not the TV show – the real thing! According to police in Clare County, a naked couple were recently apprehended and charged after one of them led police on a high speed chase down the highway, while the other stayed with a child at a rest stop.

Michigan Bar Association Considers Marijuana Law   The Michigan Bar Association has a great number of sections, each one dedicated to the practice of a different area of the law. Health Care Law, Family Law, Agricultural Law, and even Aviation Law. So the question is, will there be a Marijuana Law section in the near […]

Dad Who Attacked Son Takes Plea Deal Perhaps he didn’t think the jury would see things from his perspective. Perhaps the possibility of spending more than a decade in prison was too much. And perhaps he had a simple change of heart. Either way, whatever his reasoning, just days before his trial the Bay City […]

In Michigan, if you get busted for drug trafficking, you are most likely going to spend a very long time behind bars. In some cases, that may even be a life sentence. But there is a difference between paying for your crime with your life time, and paying with your life. Indonesia recently executed eight […]

Facing Embezzlement and Welfare Fraud Charges In January of this year, Nicole Armbruster resigned from her position on the Lansing School Board for “personal family circumstances”. But on that same day, the Lansing School District reported to the police irregularities in the Lewton Elementary Parent Teacher Organization fund. Because Armbruster had been their former vice-president, […]

It’s Road Construction season – a few things to bear in mind There are a few things that every Michigander can attest to. The wildly fluctuating weather, the chronic allergy issues suffered by pretty much everybody, and the fact that Michigan only has two seasons. Winter and Construction. Well, since winter is now officially over, […]

History and Hollywood are littered with the interesting and often almost fantastical names of FBI operations. “Operation Chaos”, “Operation Bot Roast”, and “Operation Big Coon Dog” are but a tiny sampling of the creativity of federal operation nomenclature. But “Operation From Russia With Love” may be one of the best yet.

When people hear the term ‘suspicious activity’, they commonly think of the things they see in movies shortly before something explodes or a high speed chase ensues. Furtive glances, sweating and mumbling, trying to get out before someone notices what’s wrong with the picture. And that is certainly part of it. But that is not […]

Walter White would be proud. And that isn’t a compliment. While Breaking Bad may have been a great show with a devoted following, the reality of methamphetamines is terrifying and far less glamorous. And here in Michigan, that couldn’t be more true. Because like it or not, we are on the fast track to being […]