Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Attorneys in Michigan

Not too long ago we shared with you a case that was moving so slowly that many people felt it would never actually reach any kind of resolution. This would be none other than the damage case against the members of the now disbanded Sigma Alpha Mu, who allegedly caused hundreds of thousands of dollars […]

  Tim Barkovic, a well-known defense attorney practicing law in Macomb County, has been accused of stalking his neighbors. According to police, this is only part of an on-going campaign against the couple who live next door, whom Barkovic has allegedly harassed for over a year now.

U.S. Justice Action Network Targets Michigan The U.S. Justice Action Network is a newly formed national bi-partisan group whose sole focus is criminal justice reform across the nation in order to contain costs. However, like all groups who intend to achieve major change, they realize that spreading themselves too thinly will net few if any […]

  As you may already know, all Native American reservations here in the United States are considered to be federal land. Which is why, when a crime is committed on a reservation, while the state police department may assist in the investigation, the charges are always brought in federal court.

14-year-old Attempted Murder On His Mother Teenagers arguing with their parents is common. In fact, it happens so often that most parents expect to have some real doozies with their kids during those often-awkward teen years. But it is rare to encounter a teenager who chooses to resolve the argument with a gun and attempted […]

Michigan Civil Forfeiture Law Gets a “D” About a month ago we discussed the bill package that had just been introduced into the Michigan House aimed at reforming our state’s civil asset forfeiture laws. So where are we at with this highly volatile subject? And why is the change so important?

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?

Love is blind. At least, that’s what Chaucer claimed in the early 1400’s, and it doesn’t seem to have changed much since then. Certainly not for April Marie Abare anyway, who was sentenced in the Genesee Circuit Court for harboring a felon in the name of love.

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” […]

Most prisoner’s mail is opened and read thoroughly by prison officials who are looking for any signs of contraband, criminal activity or threats. Which is why it is rather surprising that one inmate from St. Clair County felt that he was safe mailing out a “murder-for-hire” request.