Category Archives: Felony Crimes

Every top criminal lawyer in Michigan applauds the ruling of a Bay County Circuit Court judge, the Michigan law banning the possession of stun guns and tasers to be unconstitutional, and a violation of the Second Amendment.

One does not need to be a top criminal lawyer in Michigan to know that the state’s economy has been on a downward spiral for the last few years. Finding a job for educated, law-abiding citizens is incredibly difficult, and many Michigan residents have found themselves going into debt or foreclosure while trying to find […]

Every drug defense lawyer was happy to hear about the U.S. District Judge who tossed a marijuana case against a couple who was arrested after an officer “smelled” the drug coming from their home. Using the testimony of a smell expert, the defense successfully argued that there was no way Officer Kyle Young could have smelled the drugs.

Four Michigan residents were arrested after postal workers tipped off police that marijuana was being delivered to a Lansing home through the mail.

Recent bills approved by the Michigan Senate would adjust the requirements for including younger people convicted of sexual crimes, and therefore required to register on the state Sex Offender Registry. As sex offenses can change one’s life permanently, the changes hope to provide an opportunity for teenage sex offenders to successfully rehabilitate and integrate themselves back into society.

In 2000, Mark Craighead was convicted of murdering his closest friend, and sentenced to serve seven years behind bars as a result. However, new information discovered by University of Michigan law students shows that Craighead was innocent, and working the night the murder occurred.

Every sex crime lawyer knows all too well: regardless of where it occurs, guilty pleas or convictions for sex crimes will have a significant impact on the defendant’s life. In Michigan, the Sex Offender Registration Act requires these individuals to submit personal information to a large public database called the Michigan Public Sex Offender Registry. In short, this is an extensive list of Michigan residents who have pled guilty to—or have been convicted of—certain crimes that are sexual in nature.

Even though Michigan voters legalized medicinal marijuana in 2008, the public and courts still debate of how to apply it.

A Michigan man was recently charged with a felony crime after reading his wife’s emails without permission. As criminal charges are rarely brought into divorce proceedings, it leaves Michigan residents to wonder: what other forms of surveillance are illegal?

Lawmakers across the country have enacted computer-related legislation in efforts to keep up with rapid advances in technology. However, a recent case involving a Michigan man facing trial for reading his wife’s emails asks a new question: how does computer-related privacy laws apply to domestic cases?