Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Attorneys in Michigan

The U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the sentence of a Michigan dermatologist convicted of 31 counts of health-care fraud. The three-judge panel affirmed the conviction, but found that the lower court misapplied the “vulnerable-victim” statute, ultimately giving the defendant a longer jail sentence then appropriate.

Although Michigan was the first to outlaw the death penalty, suspects convicted of federal crimes in the state could still face capital punishment. Such an example is seen in the case of a Detroit man, who could face the ultimate sentence for murdering an armored truck driver during a 2001 bank robbery.

Although the Second Amendment allows Americans to keep and bear arms, the issue is still a topic of heated debate in Michigan. The most recent focus is the Arts, Beats, and Eats festival, as gun advocates say they have the right to carry guns openly at the event–even though the city and vendors agreed to ban them.

Police recently arrested a man who had escaped from the Michigan Department of Corrections almost 34 years ago. Living under an alias, the man was finally caught after fingerprinting technology matched him within the court computer system to his true identity and previous convictions.

After a decade-long crusade by African American legislators, the United States House of Representatives passed a proposal that will reduce the disparity in punishments between crack cocaine possession and powder cocaine possession.

A 23 year-old Pontiac woman was arrested after causing a fatal car crash stemming from a Facebook feud.

Police recently arrested a former General Motors engineer and her husband for attempting to sell intellectual property secrets to Chinese auto makers regarding the design of hybrid cars.

In July 2010, a Hartford woman was arrested for identity and property theft after using a stolen credit card at a local restaurant. During that time, she was also carrying with her three duffel bags containing stolen property from Hartford homes.

In a 4-3 decision handed down by the Michigan Supreme Court, a lawsuit claiming that poorer people receive inadequate representation from court-appointed attorneys was dismissed. The suit was attempting to change the way that people with lower incomes are represented in the legal system statewide.

Over the weekend, a Michigan ex-convict was taken into custody by police after allegedly attempting to abduct four women during a three hour period, raping one.