If you are reading this right now, you may wonder if that red light ticket you failed to pay could have resulted in your driver’s license being suspended. The fact is, many people in Michigan drive to and from work, school, or on other errands every day, thinking their driver’s…
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Attorneys Fight to Have Conviction Overturned for Death-Row Inmate in Mississippi
Curtis Flowers, a black man in Mississippi who was convicted and sentenced to death in 1997 for the 1996 killings of four individuals, currently sits on death row and has been tried six times for the slayings, which took place at a furniture store where the defendant had been fired…
Cobb County Sheriff’s Deputy Arrested for Leaving the Scene and Driving Drunk After Identifying Information Left Behind
On Saturday morning July 19, 23-year-old Austin Reese Chadwick of Woodstock was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and fleeing the scene of an accident, according to a news article at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Chadwick had called 911 to obtain medical assistance for injuries he sustained in…
Florida JetBlue Pilot Arrested for Heroin Possession Near the Boston Common
Over the weekend, six individuals were arrested in Boston who are believed to be involved in drug dealing near the Boston Common, according to news reports at the Houston Chronicle and NBC News. One of the six people arrested was 42-year-old John Manwaring of Florida, who is a JetBlue pilot.…
California Crash Results in Death of Suspected Drunk Driver’s Passenger
While Michigan DUI defense lawyers realize that drunk driving does not always end in tragedy, all too often it does. On Sunday, July 20, a 22-year-old woman was killed in a rollover crash in Santa Rosa. Sarai Torres-Nunez was riding in a Honda SUV driven by Antonio Moreno-Murillo, when Moreno-Murillo…
Driver’s License Suspension and Drug Crimes in Michigan
As seasoned Michigan driver’s license reinstatement attorneys, we realize that most people associate a suspended driver’s license with driving while under the influence of alcohol or having received too many traffic tickets. The fact is, a conviction for a drug offense can result in suspension of your license as well.…
Costa Mesa Man Arrested on Suspicion of DUI Following Hit-and-Run Incident
On Monday morning July 14, a 22-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after striking a 15-year-old pedestrian and fleeing the scene, according to a news article at CBS Los Angeles. The victim, a female, was transported to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana where she is being treated…
Alabama Man’s Murder Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court
On Monday, July 14, a Lawrence County man’s conviction in the 2009 murder of a couple who was found shot to death in their home was upheld by the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, according to a news article at WLOX 13 News. 66-year-old Charles Arthur Moore was convicted of…
Two Men in the Process of Smoking Heroin at Chuck E. Cheese in Orange County Arrested
On Tuesday evening July the 8th, Costa Mesa police discovered two men who were allegedly preparing to smoke heroin inside a bathroom stall at a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant, according to a news article at NBC Los Angeles. Police Sgt. Patrick Wessel stated that the two men went to the…
Indiana Man Convicted in 2012 DUI Crash that Left Police Officer Paralyzed Arrested for OWI Again
Over the July 4th holiday weekend, a 29-year-old Pendleton, Indiana man was arrested for operating while intoxicated. According to the Indy Star, Jerrel Watkins was booked into the Madison County Jail following his arrest. Watkins was convicted of an incident in 2012 in which he was driving drunk when he…