Any Michigan drivers license reinstatement attorney would find it hard to believe that someone would have his or her license suspended or revoked 69 times by the time he/she was 22 years old. However, that is exactly what has happened according to a news article at Myfoxdetroit.com. The article reveals…
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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…
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…
2010 Muskegon Shooting Victim Now Faces Criminal Drug Charges
In 2010, Aryn Deshaun Nash was shot in the head in Muskegon Heights while riding in a vehicle with Michael Fair; Nash was 18 years old at the time, and fully recovered following surgery for his injury. Now 21 years old, Nash is facing criminal drug charges following his arrest…
25-year-old Lansing Man to Spend Life in Prison for 2012 Murder
In September of last year we wrote about the shooting death of 36-year-old Micah Arnold in Lansing; at that time, police were in pursuit of Kelvin “Monroe” Bates, who they suspected in the shooting which occurred outside Hildebrant Park apartments. Now, Bates is facing life in prison for the 2012…
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…
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.…
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…
MethCapital, Nonprofit Organization Started by Former Paw Paw Meth Addict
According to Jewel Dailey, a former methamphetamine addict, the last three years haven’t been easy. Dailey says that the Van Buren County Drug Treatment Court Program she entered after being addicted to meth for 16 years not only changed her life, but saved it. She also admits that her addiction…
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…