Tag Archives: Legal Defense

The people of Cheboygan are most likely rather grateful to see the end to a wave of thefts – items stolen from vehicles around the city, that were apparently the work of one man who was recently arraigned on nine felony counts and one misdemeanor.

Saginaw Circuit Judge Reinstates Charge Saginaw County Circuit Court Judge Darnell Jackson has overturned a district court Judge’s ruling on assault charges. Judge Jackson stated that Saginaw County District Judge M.T. Thompson abused his judicial discretion when dismissing a felony charge in a current case. The issue stems from a recent domestic incident in which […]

 Woman Claims “self-defense”                                                      The murder trial has begun for Diane Arellano, the 55-year-old Forrest Township woman accused of murdering her husband and concealing the act from the police. He […]

Former EMU Football Player sentenced under Holmes Youthful Trainee Act A 21-year-old former Eastern Michigan University football player recently took a plea and was sentenced under the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act (HYTA) to one year of probation. Upon successful completion, Kirkland Bryant’s record will be expunged. Bryant was originally charged with four counts of possessing […]

As the debate over illegal immigrants continues on, more Michigan youths face deportation, even though they have no criminal history and have lived in the United States for several years.

Something criminal defense attorneys should be very aware of is that defendants who are not United States citizens and are found guilty of, or plead guilty to, certain crimes may face deportation from the United States. Deportation is one of the worst possible scenarios for many defendants, as it could result in them leaving their families and livelihoods behind in the United […]

Crimes occur all over the world. So much so, that most people do not think twice when criminal reports are broadcasted on the nightly news. However, every once in a while there is a case that seems to interest the entire country—a case that has an outcome that shocks many, gives a skilled criminal defense […]

As more Michigan residents are using analogue or designer drugs to achieve a “high” without legal consequences, state and federal lawmakers are hard at work to outlaw synthetic narcotics.

A Michigan medical assistant was recently sentenced to serve 46 months behind bars and pay $2.8 million in restitution after scamming Medicare out of millions in false home health services claims.

In mid-October, Michigan Police are launching a statewide sweep searching for convicted sex offenders who have neglected to comply with the requirements of the Sex Offender Registry.