Tag Archives: Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyers

St Ignace Band Director Facing Marijuana Charges

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Stephanie Terpening, the band director for St Ignace High School, is facing criminal charges for allegedly growing and selling marijuana, along with other drug related charges. Not many details have been released about the events that led to Terpening’s arrest. Media sources were told that police pulled a man over on several felony warrants, and […]

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Detroit Porch Murder Trial Update

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 Wafer / McBride Trial Continues On Monday morning the front porch murder trial of Theodore Wafer resumed with Michigan State Police Detective Lt. David Balash retaking the stand for the defense. Balash, who is a gun and crime scene expert, testified that it was without a doubt that Wafer’s gun had fired the bullet from […]

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Muskegon Marijuana Arrests

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Muskegon Marijuana Advocate Charged Derek Antol, former Executive Director of the Greater Michigan Compassion Club, is facing felony drug charges . Police allege he was growing marijuana and selling it from the Deuces Wild Smoke Shop on East Apple Ave. in Muskegon. According to the Muskegon County Prosecutor’s Office, eight other associates of Antol’s, are also […]

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McBride Murder Trial Update

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What Has Happened So Far On day one of the Wafer / McBride murder trial, the defense put forward their theory of self-defense to justify the actions of Theodore Wafer, who is charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Renisha McBride. Wafer shot McBride in the face through his screen door […]

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Wayne County: McBride Murder

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Detroit Porch Killing Trial Begins Last Monday jury selection, always the first event in a murder trial, got underway in the Wafer / McBride murder case. In this instance, Wayne County Circuit Judge Dana Hathaway said that the selection process could take as many as four days before the trial began, but thankfully, it took […]

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Flint Shooting Jury Verdict: Guilty

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Shots Fired at Two Teen Boys James Kenneth Seeley, a 33-year-old resident of Flint, has been found guilty of shooting at two 14-year-old boys outside his house in September 2013. According to police records, at 7 pm on Sunday, September 29th, officers were dispatched to the scene of a shooting near Arizona Avenue and Lewis […]

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Detroit, Michigan: Steve Utash Update

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Defendants Sentenced Wonzey Saffold, a 30-year-old resident of Detroit and one of the men charged with the mob beating of Steve Utash, was sentenced recently to a minimum of 6 years in prison. He is one of several people who are facing prison sentences for their involvement in the attack on Utash. Utash was attacked […]

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Portage Murder Trial Update

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Andy Brown Trial Continues The trial continues for Andy Brown, the 37-year-old from Portage, MI, who is facing first degree murder charges for the death of his boss, David Locey. In his opening statements to the jury last Thursday, St. Joseph County Prosecutor John McDonough spoke of Locey’s long-term commitment to Brown’s success, and Brown’s […]

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Bay County Assault with Dangerous Weapon

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Charges Against Elderly Man Dropped Felony assault charges filed against an elderly man from Bay County have been dropped.  Artur Buss was accused of pointing a pellet gun at a couple from his backyard, which resulted in criminal charges against him. On May 13th, in the early evening, a couple were looking at a home […]

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Michigan Medical Marijuana Law

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Supreme Court to Rule on MMA Cases The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear two medical marijuana related cases in which the defendants believe that the state’s medical marijuana laws should protect them from prosecution. Both individuals claim that having legally issued medical marijuana cards is reason enough to avoid criminal charges, even if […]

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