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  The term ‘public official’ refers to someone whose job puts them in an important position in a community. Someone whose authority gives them power over other people, or situations that could directly affect other people. For that reason, public officials need to be trustworthy. Accepting bribes or allowing their authority to be corrupted or […]

  Ask the average person what the crime of Indecent Exposure‘ is, and they’ll probably tell you it means ‘flashing’ someone. (This is the part where you envision a disheveled man in a trench coat, jumping out of a hedge in front of a woman and whipping his coat open to show that he’s wearing […]

  The presence of dogs in public settings has been quickly increasing over the past few years, even in Michigan courtrooms. This phenomenon has raised much debate among prosecutors and criminal defense attorneys. Our own attorneys here at The Kronzek Firm have dealt with this issue in multiple counties.     Why are dogs being […]

  Welcome back and thanks for joining us again for this discussion on Michigan’s jails and prisons. Specifically, what you can expect if you have to spend any time in either! As we pointed out in our previous article, we’ve visited many, many clients in jails and prisons all over Michigan! We’ve talked to them, and […]

  As criminal defense attorneys, we’ve visited many, many clients in jails and prisons all over Michigan. We hear their stories, listen to their fears and concerns, and help to ease the burdens they’re facing. However, for all of those occasions “behind bars”, we’ve never had to face the challenges of being arrested and booked […]

  Couples fight. It’s a fact of life. Put two people together in the same household for any length of time, and they’re likely to disagree about something. Usually several “somethings”. The issue, though, is how they go about their disagreements. Sometimes it’s yelling, sometimes it’s the silent treatment, sometimes crying and accusations. But for […]

  Welcome back, and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm for our discussion on junk science, which is often mistaken for real forensic science! This is an important topic for defendants facing a criminal trial in Michigan. We regularly see prosecutors and their expert witnesses trying to sell their junk science theories […]

  Welcome back and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm for a discussion on the topic of junk sciences versus legitimate forensics. Just stumbled onto this series now? We recommend you take a few moments to get caught up here. However, for those of you who read part 1 and are up […]

  Back in Sherlock’s days, if a detective wanted to solve a crime, he had to figure it out on his own. Crime scene technology has come a loooong way in the last century though, and with every new development, someone figures out a way to utilize this tool to solve crimes. But are these […]

  Imagine this scenario: An abused woman spends years with an abusive husband or boyfriend. He hurts her on a regular basis. She’s too afraid to call the cops because he’s threatened to harm their toddler son if she reaches out for help. And then one day it happens. They fight, she tries to call […]