Tag Archives: Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyers

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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Detroit Mob Beating Update

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One Attacker Accepts Plea Deal  A suspect in the brutal beating of Steve Utash, the man who accidently hit a child with his car in Detroit, has accepted a plea deal in exchange for testifying at the trial against the other three defendants facing charges. 18-year-old Bruce Wimbush Jr. pled guilty to assault with intent […]

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Detroit Gay Pride Festival Beating

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Suspect Arrested in Assault Christian Howard, a 20-year-old hairdresser from Detroit, was attacked and beaten during Detroit’s 2014 Motor City Gay Pride Festival last weekend. According to the cell phone video that captured the event, there were as many as seven male attackers who punched and kicked him for about a minute before running away. […]

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Assault With Intent Charges in Michigan

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Bay City Teen Gets Ten Years in Prison 17-year-old Terrence L. Conklin, a teenager from Bay City, pled no contest in April to felony assault charges and as a result, is going to spend a decade in prison. On Monday, June 9th, Bay County Chief Circuit Judge Kenneth W. Schmidt sentenced Conklin to imprisonment for 20 […]

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Novi Murder: Trial Update

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Jury Verdict: GUILTY “He did not love his wife. She stood between him and his freedom. The defendant wants you to believe he loved his family but actions speak louder than words, and his actions spoke of anything but love”. These were the words of the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Tricia Dare when she addressed the […]

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Saginaw Rape, Extortion, Home Invasion

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Multiple Michigan Felony Charges Welton D. Pulliam, a 23-year-old resident of Saginaw, MI, has been charged with multiple felonies as a result of an incident that occurred on April 28th in a west-side Saginaw apartment. According to testimony given by the victim, Pulliam gave her a ride home. After she was inside, he came to […]

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Macomb County Fatal Hit-and-Run

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Cyclist Dies in Hit-and-Run Accident  Bruce Randall Christy Jr. of Columbus, MI, is facing multiple criminal charges, both felonies and misdemeanor, in the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist from Lenox Township. The Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office has charged the 30-year-old with failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in a death, unlawful […]

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Bay City Crime Spree

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Charges of Armed Robbery, Assault, First Degree CSC, and More Four Saginaw men charged in connection with a recent Bay City crime spree have all pled guilty, or are expected to plead guilty, to felonies. According to police records, on the evening of January 14th, the four men broke into an apartment in Bay City […]

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