In 2003, James Eugene Grissom was imprisoned after being convicted on a rape charge; the rape allegedly occurred in 2001. In August of 2012, newly discovered evidence in the case led to the Michigan Supreme Court granting relief to Mr. Grissom, who had appealed for a new trial. According to…
In 2004, Bobby Ferguson allegedly assaulted and beat an employee with a pistol after suspecting that the employee was having an affair with Ferguson’s wife. The employee, Kennedy Thomas, was left with permanent and severe health issues according to news reports, which state Thomas now has permanent brain damage and…
Earlier this month, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a conviction against Kazem Hammoud, who was arrested for driving on a suspended license after he failed to signal that he was making a right-hand turn. Hammoud was stopped by Dearborn police, and told the officer that his license had been…
In a decision by the Michigan Court of Appeals made on December 20th, Darryl Willard Cain, the defendant-appellant, had his argument that convictions for carjacking and unlawfully driving away in a motor vehicle violated both the Michigan and United States Constitutions rejected. Cain claimed that the conviction violated double jeopardy…
Individuals who are arrested for DUI and subsequently convicted often feel that the punishment they face doesn’t really “fit” the crime. What happens if you and your attorney feel that the sentencing handed out was excessive, or even reached due to legal error? Some individuals believe that once the sentence…
If you have been convicted of an offense such as sexual assault, drug possession, drunk driving or even homicide, you may be wondering how to appeal the conviction, or if it is even an option. It is important that you select an experienced Michigan criminal appeals lawyer with a good…
Chad Curtis, a former Major League Baseball player, was charged with six counts of criminal sexual conduct in May of this year after allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual conduct with teenage girls attending Lakewood schools, where Curtis was a volunteer at Lakewood High School. Since that time, there have been…
Kevin J. Moore had been serving a life sentence after being convicted on a charge of first-degree murder for an offense he allegedly committed in Detroit in 2000. Now, a federal appeals court has overturned the conviction, throwing out incriminating statements made by Moore while he was being interviewed by…
In 2010, Julie Mae Wright-Allen died after being involved in a crash in which her husband’s SUV collided with a speeding Grand Rapids police patrol car. Her husband, Ronald Lee Allen, was convicted on charges of operating a vehicle with a suspended license causing death. Allen, 32, appealed the conviction,…
It was recently determined by the Michigan Court of Appeals that the mandatory life sentence handed out to juveniles convicted of first-degree murder is unconstitutional. This development unfolded following the case of Miller v. Alabama, a case which held that sentencing juveniles to life in prison is essentially cruel and…