Prosecutor Commits Clear Error in Closing Statement; Conviction Upheld.
Case: People v. Hanley Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Unpublished Opinion ) Judges: Per Curiam - Gleicher, Sawyer, and M.J. Kelly...
Court of Appeals Rules that Parental Rights Should Not Have Been Terminated
Issues: Termination under §§ 19b(3)(g), (i), (j), & (l); In re Trejo Minors; In re Miller; Whether there was evidence that “prior...
Statutory Violation Not Enough to Suppress Evidence in OWI Case
People v. Zablocki, COA 328152 Issues: Suppression of the defendant’s blood test results in connection with charges of operating a motor...
Court Upholds Police Traffic Stop
People v Simmons, COA No. 320216 (unpublished) Issues: Search & seizure; Motion to suppress evidence; Whether the police had a...
Husband and Daughter Identify Mom as Bank Robber
The court held that the testimony of the defendant’s soon-to-be ex-husband (D) and her daughter (V) identifying the defendant on the...
Medical Marijuana Caregiver Must Show that Patients had Bona Fide Physician Relationship
People v Blesch Issues: The § 8 defense of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) (MCL 333.26421 et seq.); People v. Hartwick; The...
Federal Court Reverses Conviction Based on Hearsay
United States v. Johnson The court reversed defendant-Johnson’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a rifle because it was...
