Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Attorneys in Michigan

Welcome back, and thanks for joining us here at The Kronzek Firm as we unpack the difficult subject of child abuse, and discuss the laws and penalties associated with it. In the previous article we explained the three main categories that child abuse is broken into, namely physical, sexual and emotional or psychological abuse. Don’t […]

  It’s probably safe to assume that most people know it’s a bad idea to lie to the cops. However, not everyone knows exactly why. And as it turns out, here in Michigan the “why” is actually very important.   Current Michigan law defines lying to the police about an alleged crime as “making a […]

  The issue of mental health has been a somewhat controversial one for decades now. Add the word “prisoners” into that mix and you’ve just upped the ante considerably. But why is that? Why is the mental health of prisoners such a highly contested issue? Well, the answer to that question has countless possible answers. […]

  The internet is like a carnival. There’s some great stuff available, but there’s also a great deal of garbage you have to wade through in order to find what you want. And even then… is it really what you wanted? Sometimes it’s hard to be sure, especially when everything is packaged specifically to entice […]

  The issue of search and seizure is one that we’ve discussed here on our blog many times in the past. It’s a very important subject, and one that raises with it a lot of controversy and complaint. In Michigan, search and seizure laws are the subject of almost constant debate. New appellate rulings interpreting […]

  Every now and again someone does something that serves as a perfect example for everyone around them of what NOT to do! Case in point: Martin “Pharma Bro” Shkreli, the controversial former pharmaceutical CEO, who achieved notoriety for raising the cost of Daraprim, a life-saving drug, from US$13.5 to US$750 per pill.   In […]

  An entire generation has been born, grown up, and gone on to have their own children since Ledura Watkins was sentenced to prison for First Degree Murder. For over 40 years he has lived life behind bars, convicted for a crime that he didn’t commit, on the strength of a single hair found at […]

  When you hear the term ‘Fleeing and Eluding” you typically think of people running from the police. In the movies, it’s usually a good guy who got caught up in a bad situation. He knows that the cops won’t believe him even though he’s telling the truth, so he runs. Sometimes it’s a bad […]

You know the feeling…. You open that envelope and with a sinking feeling, you realize that you’ve been called for jury duty. While it may be inconvenient, and frustrating (and in some cases, downright disturbing) the truth of the matter is that jury duty is an important part of the American judicial system. It’s part […]

  In January of this year a federal racketeering lawsuit was filed in the Detroit U.S. District Court by Michigan attorney Scott Batey. According to Batey, Genesee County Sheriff Robert Pickell has made it a habit to deputize people who he believes will advance his political career in the future. However, this accusation hasn’t met […]