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Federal Judge Lawrence Zatkoff ordered the 9 members of the Detroit City Council to appear before him to explain why it has taken so long to pay a settlement to two men who claim they were groped and assaulted by two Detroit police officers. In March of 2011, officials at the City of Detroit agreed to […]

A squatter is defined as: “a person who settles on land or occupies property without title, right, or payment of rent.” In a case that was recently decided by the Michigan Court of Appeals, a Detroit area man met that definition. He owned a home, but he was thrown out of the home after Hamtramck, […]

Last Saturday, several Michigan residents gathered in support of sexual assault victim awareness. Participants were encouraging others to stop blaming rape victims based on the way they dress.

All top criminal attorneys applaud the recent ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, reaffirming a defendant’s right to confront accusers in person during a criminal trial.

If you watch cop shows or lawyer shows on TV, you’ve heard the phrase, “You have the right to remain silent.” This warning is part of the Miranda warnings that police officers must give to someone who: (1) is in custody, and (2) is being interrogated.  It is based on a suspect’s Fifth Amendment Constitutional […]

Every top criminal lawyer in Michigan applauds the ruling of a Bay County Circuit Court judge, the Michigan law banning the possession of stun guns and tasers to be unconstitutional, and a violation of the Second Amendment.

To solve difficult crimes, the Michigan State Police have been using devices that allow them to download the entire contents of almost any cellular phone, including the call log, text messages, photos and web history. Although the Cellebrite UFED is intended to assist in solving crimes, the ACLU (and every top criminal lawyer in Michigan) fears that the personal security of Michigan citizens could be compromised as a result.

One does not need to be a top criminal lawyer in Michigan to know that the state’s economy has been on a downward spiral for the last few years. Finding a job for educated, law-abiding citizens is incredibly difficult, and many Michigan residents have found themselves going into debt or foreclosure while trying to find […]

According to the rights we enjoy as Americans, those accused of criminal charges are entitled to legal defense by top criminal attorneys. If the defendant is unable to afford one, then a court-appointed attorney will be provided. While having some representation rather than none is clearly a better option, top criminal attorneys know that the […]

Every drug defense lawyer was happy to hear about the U.S. District Judge who tossed a marijuana case against a couple who was arrested after an officer “smelled” the drug coming from their home. Using the testimony of a smell expert, the defense successfully argued that there was no way Officer Kyle Young could have smelled the drugs.