If you’ve been arrested, it’s important to remain calm and take steps to protect your rights. That said, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed and uncertain as to how to best protect yourself. As a result, the best thing you can do is speak with an Ann Arbor criminal defense lawyer…
Articles Posted in Criminal Law and Procedure
Why You Need a Criminal Defense Attorney
One of the most fundamental rights guaranteed by our Constitution is the right to an attorney if you have been charged with a crime. However, you are not required to hire a lawyer and you can always represent yourself if you so choose. While you may think you don’t need…
What is Domestic Violence in Michigan?
With the Coronavirus pandemic growing, people are staying indoors. The expectation is that people will stay hunkered down in their homes through at least the end of April. Tensions are running high. Arrests for domestic violence could increase with this newfound tension in close quarters. What is Considered Domestic Violence?…
Governor Issues Order to Combat Coronavirus Spread in Michigan’s Jails and Prisons
As the threat from the Coronavirus increasingly consumes the public attention, people are noticing the growing threat from the disease to people in jails and prisons. Incarcerated inmates are especially vulnerable to the spread of the virus. It may easy for many people to self-isolate in their homes and apartments.…
How Has the Coronavirus Affected the Legal World
The Coronavirus has impacted all of us. From Asia to Europe to America, the Coronavirus is a global pandemic. Over the last couple weeks in Michigan, we have seen schools shut down, followed by a shutdown of restaurants and bars. Governor Whitmer ordered all non-essential businesses to shut down beginning…
What Happens When I Get Charged With a DUI in Michigan?
No one plans to get charged with drinking and driving. Most people who get charged did not have any intentions in the world of committing a crime. Getting pulled over and arrested is a scary experience for anyone. The next day you’re released from jail, now what? When Will I…
Recreational Weed Sales in Michigan Start Today
10:00 am this morning is the first time adults can buy recreational marijuana in Michigan. It’s been just over a year since Michigan voters said yet to legal weed. Michigan is the 10th state to have legal weed. Where Can I Buy Legal Weed The only stores selling legal weed…
Iowa Man in Prison Argues He Served Life Sentence After Taken to Hospital and Resuscitated
A man convicted of murder over 20 years ago claims he should be set free due to fulfilling his life sentence multiple times. Benjamin Schreiber was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1997 after he was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter. In 2015, he was taken to the…
Breaking Bad Copycats
Terry D. Bateman and Bradley A. Rowland are charged with manufacturing a controlled substance – methamphetamine. Bateman and Rowland taught Chemistry at Henderson State University much like the fictional character Walter White in the popular series Breaking Bad. The duo were also charged with using drug paraphernalia. Since the accusations…
Cuba Gooding Jr. Charged with Sexual Abuse
Cuba Gooding Jr. pleads not guilty to accusations of forcible touching and sexual abuse. The Three Separate Alleged Incidents Gooding’s first accuser is a waitress at LAVO nightclub in New York. She claims the defendant forcibly touched her in 2018. Another party, Natasha Ashworth, claims the movie star groped her…