Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Attorneys in Michigan

Andy Brown Charged With Killing Boss The trial has begun for Andy Brown, the 37-year-old Portage man accused of murdering his boss. Brown is facing charges of first degree murder (premeditated) and felony firearm, as a result of his having allegedly shot prominent Sturgis accountant, David Locey, in his office on October 2nd, 2013. The day […]

Supreme Court to Rule on MMA Cases The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear two medical marijuana related cases in which the defendants believe that the state’s medical marijuana laws should protect them from prosecution. Both individuals claim that having legally issued medical marijuana cards is reason enough to avoid criminal charges, even if […]

Bay City Teen Gets Ten Years in Prison 17-year-old Terrence L. Conklin, a teenager from Bay City, pled no contest in April to felony assault charges and as a result, is going to spend a decade in prison. On Monday, June 9th, Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt sentenced Conklin to imprisonment for 20 […]

Jury Verdict: GUILTY “He did not love his wife. She stood between him and his freedom. The defendant wants you to believe he loved his family but actions speak louder than words, and his actions spoke of anything but love”. These were the words of the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Tricia Dare when she addressed the […]

Man Accused Of Killing Wife & Children On Tuesday, June 3rd, the trial began for Lakshminivasa Nerusu, who the prosecution is charging with the 2008 murder of his family. Nerusu was recently extradited from India, where he has been living since he fled the country, the day after his wife and children were stabbed to […]

Owner Pleads Guilty to Felony Embezzlement Charges On Wednesday, May 21, Richard D. Weishuhn pled guilty to multiple felony embezzlement charges in the Arenac County District Court. He is the owner of R.O. Savage Funeral Chapel in Standish, MI, which was under investigation earlier this year for mismanagement of funds. Last November, the Michigan Department […]

Greg Basolo facing 25 years in prison An Ingham County, Michigan man pled guilty but mentally ill for the killing of his father last year. Greg Basolo shot his father, a former police captain, on October 25, 2013.  At the time of the shooting, Basolo was living with his father on Fox Hollow Drive in […]

 Woman Claims “self-defense”                                                      The murder trial has begun for Diane Arellano, the 55-year-old Forrest Township woman accused of murdering her husband and concealing the act from the police. He […]

Mother of Convicted Killer Pleads No Contest On May 6, 2014, Tammi Lynne Spofford pleaded no contest to accessory after the fact in the killing of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield. The original incident took place on September 9, 2013, when her son, Eric Knysz, shot and killed Butterfield. Spofford was accused of […]

Statute Of Limitations Has Run Out William Google, a resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was recently linked through DNA evidence to a 23-year-old rape and kidnapping case in Battle Creek, MI. But as it turns out, he won’t be facing any charges in this Michigan rape case, whether or not he was the perpetrator of the […]