Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Just a few weeks ago in the early evening, police were alerted to a vehicle fire on a rough seasonal gravel road in the Upper Peninsula. Once officers arrived, the fire had burned itself out. But inside the scorched frame of the car were the skeletal remains of three people. An investigation was opened and […]

Two Arrests After Wild Police Chase  In the same way that the media sensationalized and glamorized Bonnie and Clyde’s exploits, making their life appear wild and exciting when it fact it was much tamer, so modern media has glamorized bank robbery and running from the police. But the reality is never that romantic. And prison […]

The University of Michigan has made the news quite a lot recently due to the destructive hotel room activities of several fraternities and sororities earlier this year. And now it’s happening again, with multiple arrests following a Board of Regents meeting that attracted some unwanted attention from angry protesters.

We’ve all heard about it – the furious man who was arrested for drunk driving but had a significant amount of cash taken by the police when his car was impounded. Money that had nothing to do with his case, but which the law allows officers to take anyway. Or the guy busted for growing […]

Celebrating the First Graduates  One of the many things Michigan’s legal system can be proud of is our network of 22 Veteran Courts, scattered across the state. But what exactly is a Veteran’s Court? Well, it’s a second chance with a new lease on life, for those who have served their country and then fallen […]

While giving an apple to your teacher may be the quintessential gift, nowadays most people tend to give flowers, chocolates, or gift cards to Starbucks. But one Birmingham teenager is accused of giving a far more controversial gift to his high school teacher – a cookie laced with marijuana. And as a result he is […]

After the charges brought against Joshua Kaplan and Zachary Levin, former members of the now disbanded Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, everyone waited to see who would be next. Well, the answer is: Matthew Leonard Vlasic.

Sentencing for Leader of Multicounty Pot Operation Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) states that a licensed person, with a state-issued caregiver card, may grow up to 12 plants per registered patient. And the licensed caregiver may not have more than 5 other patients, not including themselves. Assuming of course that they are registered as a […]

Corrupt cops. Just the words incite disgust and anger in civilians and officers alike. But what is almost worse, is the phenomenal amount of damage it does to the tenuous relationship that exists between police officers and the communities they serve. Which is certainly the case for the Detroit Police Department, who are reeling from […]

In a previous article we told you about Michigan’s Mental Health Court, and the amazing difference it is positioned to have on the lives of people around the state, But how many lives exactly, you may wonder. And just what kind of a difference?