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Does Recent Michigan Appeals Court Decision Indicate State’s Take on Self Defense?

In a recent case involving the murder of Othell Lightfoot, the defendant, Deon Crawford, claimed that he shot Lightfoot in the face in self-defense, that he believed Lightfoot was reaching for a weapon. Crawford was charged with first-degree premeditated murder, however the jury acquitted him of this offense and convicted…

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Michigan Court of Appeals Vacates Sentence for Second-Degree Murder Following Double Jeopardy Issue

On July 16, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a final opinion in the case of Elijah Dujuan Key who was convicted of murder, home invasion, and other criminal charges in connection with the death of Melisa Ann Robinson. Key was sentenced to life in prison for felony murder, 25…

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Appeal of Man Convicted in Livonia Police Officer’s Death Denied by Michigan Supreme Court

In February of this year, Terry Neil Bowling’s argument that the sentence he received for his conviction of second-degree murder was cruel or unusual punishment was denied by the Michigan Court of Appeals. However, the appeals court did find that a mistake had been made in calculating the amount of…

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Drug Smuggling Attempt Leaves Grand Rapids Woman Facing Probation, Jail time

On Tuesday July 30, 25-year-old Cierra Shanae Collins pleaded guilty to a delivery of marijuana charge in connection to an attempt to smuggle drugs to inmates incarcerated in the Central Michigan Correctional Facility. Collins, a resident of Grand Rapids, reportedly tried to smuggle oxycodone, marijuana, and other items to inmates.…

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Man Faces Federal Charges in Connection With Ann Arbor, Bay and Saginaw County Bank Robberies

James W. Brackenbury, a 42-year-old man charged with robbing an Ann Arbor bank on July 24, has recently admitted to three other bank robberies in the Saginaw and Bay City areas, according to news reports at AnnArbor.com and Mlive.com. An FBI agent alleges in a criminal complaint that Brackenbury admitted…

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Probable Cause Hearing Delayed in Labor Day Double-Murder Case Due to ‘Voluminous’ Evidence

Michael Tarris Rashad Norris was scheduled to appear for a probable cause hearing on Friday, July 26 in connection with the September 2012 shooting deaths of 22-year-old Alvaro Carrillo-Menendez and 45-year-old Felix Romeo Reyes-Santos. Now, the probable cause hearing has been delayed due to what Norris’ attorney Christopher Dennie called…

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