As a lawyer, it’s my job to stay up on the latest changes in the law and on important legal news. Luckily, a number of lawyer blogs make my job a bit easier and even more fun. My favorite blogs are full of useful information for both lawyers and laypeople…
The New Year’s holiday has just passed, and no doubt many Michigan residents were charged with OWI after partying the New Year’s Eve night away. Having your driver’s license suspended is not a good way to start the new year, however if you were one of the misfortunate ones who…
Winning an appeal from a criminal conviction is a rarity; in fact, reversal rates (meaning the court of appeals reverses a conviction) fall between approximately 5% and 15% of all criminal appeals across the nation, according to studies that have been conducted in some of the largest U.S. cities. Does…
On Friday December 27, Stanley Harrison attended a probable cause hearing in which it was to be determined whether there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial in the stabbing death of Harrison’s 23-year-old girlfriend, Shandar Turner. Judge Richard Conlin found there was sufficient evidence to proceed forward; Harrison is…
Winning on appeal of a criminal conviction or sentencing with the Michigan Court of Appeals is never easy, and truthfully, rare. This is particularly true when defendants argue ineffective assistance of counsel in appealing a conviction. On December 12, Rosa Sharie Watson’s conviction of arson of a dwelling and arson…
In September of this year, a 45-year-old Elberta woman and her 14-year-old autistic daughter were found unconscious in the family’s van in what authorities determined was an apparent murder-suicide attempt. Now, Kelli Stapleton is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to kill her daughter and herself through carbon monoxide…
In early December, two Michigan women were pulled over by troopers in Ohio at approximately 9 p.m. for marked lane violations, according to a news report at an NBC affiliate. The two women, 26-year-old Khadeja Avery and 24-year-old Ashely Johnson, were driving a 2013 Kia Sorento when they were pulled…
On December 19, 37-year-old Tony Andrew Boyd pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin in Flint U.S. District Court. Authorities allege that Boyd was selling heroin out of his home in Burton; he now faces more than two years in federal prison, according to news reports at Mlive.com.…
On October 18 of this year, 28-year-old Glinda Marie Reelman of Norton Shores pleaded no contest to charges of operating or maintaining a meth lab and meth delivery/manufacture. On December 16, Reelman was sentenced to between 2 1/2 and 20 years n prison by Muskegon County 14th Circuit Chief Judge…
While some people deride Twitter, saying that its 140 character limit prevents real dialog and discussion, I’ve found it to be a great tool. Sure, there are some worthless tweets out there. None of us really needs to hear about people’s breakfasts or other mundane details of life; but, in…