Tag Archives: Criminal Defense Lawyers in Michigan

An air gun looks much like a actual gun with the exception of the bright orange tip that helps viewers distinguish it from the real thing. And now, according to Michigan’s new law which reclassifies the definition of “firearm”, it will be easier for people to purchase one. Why? Because Michigan’s definition is finally in […]

  A Kent County Judge has dismissed the criminal charges against Black River Builders owner Joe Novak, after the accidental workplace death of one of his subcontractors. According to the Judge, the company can be charged for violations, but Novak himself cannot.

Will it be a Crime to Sell Cookies on School Property? No, we’re not talking about pot brownies here. The baked goods in question are simply that – baked goods. Classic chocolate chip cookies and apple pie and chunky fudge brownies. You know, the stuff every kid loves, and the stuff every mother uses as […]

Most women like chocolate, or flowers, or silly stuffed toys for Valentine’s Day. But not Patrick John Bergeron’s wife. No, to mark that most commercialized of romantic occasions, she wanted her wrists slit. And her husband, ever the sentimental, obliged her. But as it turns out, assisted suicide is illegal here in Michigan, and Bergeron […]

Owner of burned home facing felony charges for lying Thomas Henry Kieft, the 56-year-old owner of a Muskegon home that was completely destroyed by a fire, is being charged with lying to officers during a violent-crime investigation.

Michigan’s House of Representatives has recently begun what is expected to be a long and drawn out effort to cut off the dead weight from the state’s penal code.  This includes laws that have been on the books for ages but aren’t being enforced, which makes them unnecessary. For example, in Michigan it is illegal […]

U of M Fraternity Under Fire The damages to the Treetops Resort and Spa in Gaylord were unbelievable. And the cost of the ensuing cleanup has been staggering. From restoring all the ceiling tiles that were torn down and furniture that was broken, to replacing urine-soaked carpets and demolished cabinetry, the total is $200,000 and […]

Bay County Convict Stays Behind Bars In 1992, Clay D. Hayward shot and killed Mark R. Schafer, a 19-year-old home on leave from the US army. Then, almost 25 years later on November 14, 2014, the parole board voted to grant Hayward parole. We can only assume that he was thrilled, but many people who […]

Supreme Court to Review Woods v. Donald  This term the U.S. Supreme Court granted review of a Michigan case, Woods v. Donald. Out of all the cases that come before the Court for review, only about 1% get chosen to be heard per term.

Joel Wilson, seated in court in a subdued grey suit, with a look of mild interest on his face, is looking at a stacked deck. And it is not stacked in his favor. Wilson is accused of operating a Ponzi scheme in the Bay Area that scammed a number of local investors out of millions, […]