We recently obtained a complete dismissal of assault and battery charges for a client in a Downriver Court.
This was a weird case.
Our client was involved in an ongoing dispute with a neighbor. The neighbor accused our client of hitting her child.
Doe v. University of Cincinnati is a federal college student sexual misconduct case. It deals with the policies for hearings set by the university when a student is accused of sexual misconduct.
In this case, an Jane Roe accused John Doe of sexual assault after the two students had sex. (Both students go by pseudonyms in the case for privacy reasons). The case boiled down to a he-said she-said. Jane Roe said the sex was not consensual. John Doe claimed the sex was consensual. There was no other evidence supporting either side.
After a long delay, the University held a student disciplinary proceeding. Roe did not attend. Nevertheless, the University found Doe responsible of misconduct based on Roe’s previous hearsay statements.
Our Client was charged with assault and battery following a nasty neighborhood dispute. Our Client and her Neighbor got into a disagreement about a timeless neighborhood issue: turning around in a neighbor’s driveway.
This lead to a heated verbal altercation outside of my Client’s house. Following the altercation, the Neighbor told the police our Client pushed her in the back. My Client claimed she never touched the Neighbor.
When we got to Court, our Client was offered a solid plea bargain: Plead guilty, be put on probation, and the conviction will disappear after probation.
We recently had a Client arrested for drinking and driving and given what’s called an Implied Consent Suspension – which would have suspended his driver’s license for one year.
Our Client had been involved in a serious car accident in which his car was totaled.
The police claimed our Client unreasonably refused to take a breath or blood test for alcohol when requested.
Protect your concealed pistol license. Always carry your CPL and state ID when you have your weapon concealed. As a CPL holder, always tell a police officer that you have a weapon on you and follow all police orders.
Below is a description of the law as it relates to the possession and disclosure of your CPL to a peace officer.
The law prohibits people from carrying, possessing or using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. MCL 750.237
It is a misdemeanor for a person to use or possesses a firearm with a blood alcohol content of .08 or over, or whose ability to use a firearm is visibly impaired by alcohol or drugs, punishable by;
A violation of this law that results in serious impairment of a body function is a felony, punishable by
A Personal Protection Order (PPO), sometimes referred to as a restraining order, is an Order by the Circuit Court prohibiting a person from contacting or going near another person.
The Court can grant this Order upon a finding there has been behavior involving threats, harassment, stalking, or assaults.
A violation of a PPO can result in jail time.
A controlled substance is a drug that is regulated by the government and would be illegal to possess without a prescription. The substances are divided into categories called “schedules.” There are schedules 1 through 5. The schedules are classified based on their potential for abuse and addiction, and currently accepted medical use in the U.S.
The potential penalties for crimes related to use, possession, and driving under the influence vary based on the schedule of the substance, the weight possessed, and the particular substance.
A schedule 1 substance is a drug that has a high potential for abuse has currently no accepted medical use.
In People v. Noble, the Michigan Court of Appeals discusses the law requiring a person to render aid following an accident.
From this case, we know a person involved in an accident in which a person is injured has an obligation to provide the person with reasonable assistance in securing medical treatment.
The Court in this case declined to decide that the provision requiring a person involved in an accident to provide reasonable assistance to an injured person is unconstitutionally vague.
Fentanyl is a Schedule 2 Controlled Substance used widely in America.
Fentanyl is an opiate painkiller medication. Other opiate drugs include heroin, morphine, methadone, opium, and codeine.
Fentanyl is a schedule 2 controlled substance because there are many accepted medical uses of fentanyl. Fentanyl is approximately 75 times stronger than morphine.
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