Court Upholds Probable Cause Finding in OWI Case
Case: People v. Krzeminski Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Interlocutory appeal; Motion to quash,...
Man Found in Contempt of Court for Showing Up 10 Minutes Late
Case: People v. Richards Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Borrello, Murphy, and Ronayne...
Juvenile Improperly Tried as Adult
Case: People v. Johnson Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Issues: Waiver of the family court’s jurisdiction over...
Court Orders New Trial Based on Miranda Violation
Case: People v. Root Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Sawyer, Hoekstra, and Beckering...
Vacant Home Sufficient to Support Home Invasion Conviction
Case: People v. Alexander Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam – Boonstra, Wilder, and Meter...
MI Supreme Court finds Defendant's Interrogation was Irrelevant; Grants Defendant New Trial.
People v. Tomasik, SC Docket No. 149372 On order of the Court, leave to appeal having been granted and the briefs and oral arguments of...
Elements of the Crime : Entrapment Defense
A recent Court of Appeals decision succinctly explained the defense of entrapment as follows: “Entrapment is a criminal defense, and the...
Court Rules Defendants Not Entrapped When They Were Already in Violation of the MMMA
People v. Carruthers In this medical marijuana action, the trial court’s erroneous ruling, which dismissed this case against defendants...
Elements of the Crime: Self Defense
Self defense is an affirmative defense to a criminal charge -- most often assault and battery or a varient thereof. A Defendant may...
