
Laundry Cart Ruled Dangerous Weapon
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently found that "commonplace, seemingly innocuous items can be dangerous weapons when used 'against another in furtherance of an assault' and employed in a manner 'capable of inflicting serious injury.'" The court held that there was sufficient evidence to support the defendant's conviction of felonious assault. She was convicted for starting a fight with and injuring the victim, a woman she suspected was having an affair with her husband. Af