Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Attorneys in Michigan

  Michigan has become the first state in the Midwest to legalize recreational marijuana. But what exactly does that mean for you? How much counts as “recreational,” and how much tips it over the edge into drug dealing? Where can you consume it, and how old do you have to be? There are a lot […]

  We live in Michigan. So if you get arrested here, and if the arrest pertains to a crime committed here in Michigan, you’re subject to Michigan’s laws. That’s what we here at The Kronzek Firm PLC spend every day practicing – defending people accused of committing crimes that violate Michigan’s criminal code. But what […]

  Welcome back to The Kronzek Firm blog. We opened this discussion last time by talking about the ways that cops have been trained to get information from people during an investigation. More directly, we’re talking about getting suspects to confess to a crime. As we mentioned in the previous article, there are at least […]

  Although cops in movies are often portrayed as bumbling morons, the truth is that most cops are pretty good at what they do. And when you think about it, what they do is primarily aimed at figuring out who did what to whom, and then gathering enough evidence to prove it. But that’s where […]

  Welcome back and thanks for joining us here for this discussion about the many ways cops can lie to you during an investigation. As we’ve explained in the previous article, the police are allowed to lie to you if they suspect you’re guilty of a crime, and their lies are likely to get them […]

  There has been a distinct rise in the number of wrongfully convicted people released from Michigan prisons in recent years. Between the efforts of U of M’s Innocence Clinic, WMU’s Cooley Law School Innocence Project, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, great strides have been made towards righting the wrongs of the […]

  If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of a taser you know how totally horrible it feels! Every muscle in your body locks up, and you lose control of your ability to move. It’s well…. simply shocking. Some people have described it as feeling like you’re being hit by lightning. However, as you […]

  For the person being arrested, it’s a scary process. For the person doing the arresting, it’s a procedure that has to follow certain protocols in order to be legal, which makes it stressful. If you’ve been arrested, and you think the arresting officer screwed something up, or violated your rights in some way, you […]

U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton of Michigan are pushing for bipartisan ‘red flag’ legislation in Congress. The laws, if passed, would allow state and local law enforcement officers to take guns from people considered “potentially dangerous” without a warrant. The legislation was introduced to the U.S. House with Representatives Susan Brooks of Indiana, […]

  That may seem like strange question to ask. In fact, many of you might never even have stopped to consider it before (and why should you have?) After all, it isn’t every day that most people in Michigan drive rental cars. And it’s not often that the average rental car driver encounters the police […]