Aggressive Criminal Defense Blog

Bay City Stabbing a Strange Case Police were recently dispatched to a home where a woman had apparently broken in and then proceeded to fight with her ex husband who lived inside. She punched him and stabbed him, and now, as a result, is facing criminal charges. But the story is actually a little stranger […]

Bay County Convict Stays Behind Bars In 1992, Clay D. Hayward shot and killed Mark R. Schafer, a 19-year-old home on leave from the US army. Then, almost 25 years later on November 14, 2014, the parole board voted to grant Hayward parole. We can only assume that he was thrilled, but many people who […]

The mother of Jamarion Lawhorn, the youngest murder suspect in Kent County’s history, is now facing felony fraud charges in addition to numerous other child abuse related charges. She is accused of scamming the government out of thousands of dollars in the form of welfare fraud.

Sentencing Set in Flint Substitute Teacher Scam  In the 2003 movie School of Rock, actor Jack Black’s character Dewey Finn is an out of work Rocker who needs money. He decides to pose as his roommate, Ned Schneebly, who is a substitute teacher, and work at a private school where he teaches all of his […]

Body cameras worn by police officers is an issue with lots of debate between those who argue that transparency and accountability are great tools for ensuring better officer conduct, and those who claim that the financial investment is too great a strain for most departments to make it a worthwhile expenditure.

Not getting along with your neighbors is a struggle that many, many people face at one point or another in life, and it can cause enormous tensions between households. You know what we’re talking about right? That guy you hated living next door to in college because he thought it was acceptable to throw “impromptu” […]

Scrap metal is big money. Ask any real estate agent around town and they will tell you, one of the greatest problems they face with regards to vacant homes is the theft of the copper plumbing pipes, which are worth quite a lot of money at local scrap yards. But while MSU is not a […]

Supreme Court to Review Woods v. Donald  This term the U.S. Supreme Court granted review of a Michigan case, Woods v. Donald. Out of all the cases that come before the Court for review, only about 1% get chosen to be heard per term.

Joel Wilson Guilty of Racketeering and More It took the jury almost a full day to discuss and deliberate the charges faced by Joel Wilson – the Bay City business owner accused of running a ponzi scheme through his company – The Diversified Group. But in the end, they were unanimous in their decision, and […]

Detroit Motorcycle gang convicted on RICO and meth charges In a Federal Courtroom in Downtown Detroit recently, six members of the Devil’s Diciples Motorcycle Club (the misspelling is intentional, by the way), were convicted on RICO and meth charges, among other things. According to the prosecution, the Devil’s Diciples, (DDMC) are widely known for intimidation […]