Category Archives: Sentencing

It seems like a simple question – why would a person choose to keep committing crimes? Especially if they keep being caught and getting into trouble? Surely it makes sense just to follow the law and not make the kind of choices that get you into trouble with the courts, right? Surely no one wants […]

Hey there and welcome back – we’re glad you could join us here at The Kronzek Firm for this discussion on why a habitual offender continues to commit crimes, and what can be done to reduce that in the future. Here in Michigan we actually have some great court systems set up specifically to reduce […]

  “The court sentences you to a minimum of 25 years and a maximum of 75 years in prison!”   For a person who’s been convicted of a crime, being sentenced can seem like a terrifying and rather arbitrary process. As if the judge simply picks a large number of years because they don’t like […]

  The way Michigan approaches the issue of veterans caught up in the legal system has changed dramatically in recent years – a fact that has seen countless former soldiers and war heros offered a new lease on life. It’s something we’ve written about before, as the way our legal system handles traumatized soldiers shifts […]

  Believe it or not, there are specific procedures that a judge must follow when sentencing  someone who has been found guilty by a jury, or has decided to plead guilty to a crime. According to Michigan Court Rule 6.425, the judge must allow each party a chance to address any issues or concerns they […]

The question of whether a jury should have the power to sentence a teenager to prison for life is a very conflicted one. Which is why the Michigan Court of Appeals has assigned a panel of judges to address the issue of whether or not to grant that kind of power to a jury, when […]

Boy Scout Leader Gets 50 Years Prison for Wife’s Murder Just days ago, Andrew Farley Jr. was sentenced to spend many decades behind bars for the murder of his wife. Following a guilty conviction by a Genesee County Circuit Court Jury for second degree murder, the Judge then exceeded the state’s sentencing guidelines on the […]

The Verdict Is In Theodore Wafer, the 55-year-old Dearborn Heights man who shot Renisha McBride in the face through his screen door at 4 am, has been convicted of second degree murder by a 12 person jury. Wafer woke in the early hours of the morning to the sound of violent pounding on his front […]

Virginia Man Offered Unusual Deal A recent case in Virginia has received much press and public debate, as it is the first of its kind in decades, recalling a less-than-lovely aspect of the country’s legal past.  A Prosecutor in the state of Virginia has offered a man the chance to have his sentence reduced in […]

Shots Fired at Two Teen Boys James Kenneth Seeley, a 33-year-old resident of Flint, has been found guilty of shooting at two 14-year-old boys outside his house in September 2013. According to police records, at 7 pm on Sunday, September 29th, officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting near Arizona Avenue and Lewis […]