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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.

Four Michigan residents were arrested after postal workers tipped off police that marijuana was being delivered to a Lansing home through the mail.

As social media and the Internet continue to integrate into everyday society, what one posts online becomes increasingly questionable–particularly for people in certain professions, such as teaching or coaching. While educators have been suspended or fired for what they post online, a recent case within the Detroit Police Department shows that not everyone adheres tot he same standards.

Recent bills approved by the Michigan Senate would adjust the requirements for including younger people convicted of sexual crimes, and therefore required to register on the state Sex Offender Registry. As sex offenses can change one’s life permanently, the changes hope to provide an opportunity for teenage sex offenders to successfully rehabilitate and integrate themselves back into society.

In 2000, Mark Craighead was convicted of murdering his closest friend, and sentenced to serve seven years behind bars as a result. However, new information discovered by University of Michigan law students shows that Craighead was innocent, and working the night the murder occurred.

Prosecutors nationwide serve as the government’s representation in cases against a defendant accused of committing a crime. However, in many states (including Michigan), laws mandate that the accused could be required to pay the costs of their own prosecution, in addition to excessive fines and fees already associated with their crime.

After the tragic Arizona shootings last week, Americans have reopened the seemingly ever present debate over gun laws in the United States; how much control is too much?

Police recently arrested a woman at Detroit Metro Airport after Customs agents discovered that she had transported over two pounds of Heroin in her body from Europe to the United States.

A Michigan man was recently charged with a felony crime after reading his wife’s emails without permission. As criminal charges are rarely brought into divorce proceedings, it leaves Michigan residents to wonder: what other forms of surveillance are illegal?