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2022-10-18: Michigan Court Discusses Newly Discovered Evidence in Criminal Cases
2022-10-13: Michigan Court Discusses Presentation of an Insanity Defense in an Assault Case
2022-10-05: Michigan Court Explains the Right to Self-Representation in Criminal Matters
2022-09-21: Michigan Court Discusses Jury Instructions on Lesser Included Offenses
2022-09-14: Court Examines Acts of Violence as Defined by Michigan Law
2022-09-07: Michigan Court Discusses the Introduction of Prior Bad Act Evidence at Criminal Trials
2022-08-30: Michigan Court Examines Violent Crimes as Defined by Federal Law
2022-08-17: Michigan Court Discusses Violent Crimes Under Federal Sentencing Laws
2022-08-11: Michigan Court Rules Juveniles Can be Required to Register as Sex Offenders
2022-07-21: Michigan Court Discusses Probable Cause for Issuing a Warrant
2022-07-14: Michigan Court Discusses Waiver of the Right to a Jury Trial in Criminal Matters
2022-07-05: Michigan Court Discusses Sufficiency of Evidence Establishing Guilt for an Assault Crime
2022-06-28: Supreme Court Discusses the Crime of Unauthorized Distribution of Controlled Substances
2022-06-23: Supreme Court Explains the Definition of Crimes of Violence
2022-06-12: Supreme Court Discusses Prior Offenses Under the Armed Career Criminal Act
2022-05-25: Michigan Court Discusses Force Used in the Defense of Others
2022-05-15: Michigan Court Discusses the Constitutional Right to a Speedy Trial
2022-05-05: Michigan Court Explains Requirements for Seeking a Writ of Habeas Corpus
2022-04-28: Michigan Court Explains Weighing the Relevance of Evidence in Criminal Trials
2022-04-06: Michigan Court Dismisses False Statement Charges Against University President
2022-04-01: Michigan Court Discusses Sentence Reductions Under the First Step Act
2022-03-22: Michigan Court Discusses Sentencing in Gun Crime Cases
2022-03-12: Court Discusses Prior Bad Acts Evidence in Michigan Criminal Cases
2022-03-05: Michigan Court Discusses the Offense of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime
2022-02-27: Michigan Court Discusses Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence in Criminal Trials
2022-02-14: Michigan Court Discusses Appellate Review of Criminal Sentences
2022-02-05: Michigan Court Discusses Compassionate Release Under the First Step Act
2022-01-31: Michigan Court Discusses Traffic Stops in DUI Cases
2022-01-14: Michigan Law Allows Certain Criminal Defendants to Avoid a Record
2022-01-07: Michigan Court Discusses Sentencing Guidelines
2021-12-21: Michigan Court Discusses Crimes of Violence
2021-12-14: Michigan Court Explains Burdens of Proof in Criminal Matters
2021-12-07: Michigan Court Discusses Evidence of Other Acts in Criminal Trials
2021-11-26: Michigan Court Discusses Joint Trials in Criminal Matters
2021-11-13: Michigan Court Explains When the Stay of a Habeas Corpus Petition is Appropriate
2021-11-04: Michigan Court Discusses the Right to Self-Representation in Criminal Matters
2021-10-22: Michigan Court Discusses Unlawful Searches and Seizures
2021-10-15: Michigan Court Discusses Inconsistent Verdicts in Criminal Matters
2021-10-08: Michigan Court Denies Criminal Defendant’s Motion for Compassionate Release
2021-09-25: Michigan Court Discusses the Standard of Review in Criminal Appeals
2021-09-16: Michigan Court Discusses Statute of Limitations for Seeking Habeas Relief
2021-09-06: Michigan Court Discusses Special Conditions of Supervised Release
2021-08-22: Michigan Court Explains Factors Weighed in a Request for Compassionate Release
2021-08-16: Court Explains Claims of Self-Defense in Michigan Assault Cases
2021-08-06: Michigan Court Discusses Deviations from Sentencing Guidelines
2021-07-27: Michigan Court Discusses Impeaching a Witness in a Criminal Trial
2021-07-16: Michigan Court Bars the Use of Other Acts Evidence in a Criminal Case
2021-07-07: Court Explains Assessing the Validity of Plea Waivers Under Michigan Law
2021-06-26: Michigan Court Discusses a Criminal Defendant’s Right to Testify at Trial
2021-06-16: Court Discusses Evidence of Guilt in a Michigan Assault Case
2021-06-09: Michigan Court Explains the Burden of Proof in Probation Revocation Hearings
2021-05-28: Michigan Court Discusses Prosecutorial Misconduct in Criminal Trials
2021-05-15: Michigan Court Explains Lesser Included Offenses in Assault Cases
2021-05-08: Michigan Court Explains the Evidence Needed to Obtain a Warrant
2021-04-21: Michigan Court Discusses the Right to Offer a Defense in Criminal Trials
2021-04-14: Michigan Court Explains Evidence Needed to Establish Guilt in a Theft Case
2021-04-07: Michigan Court Discusses Sentence Reductions for Drug Crimes
2021-03-28: Michigan Court Explains Protections Against Unreasonable Search and Seizure
2021-03-21: Michigan Court Discusses Grounds for Compassionate Release
2021-03-14: Court Explains Admissibility of Evidence of Other Acts in Michigan Criminal Matters
2021-03-07: Michigan Court Discusses Evidence of Criminal Intent
2020-12-24: DUI Stops: Don’t Help The Police Build Their Case
2020-12-18: Can You Face Criminal Charges While We Are Under a Coronavirus Emergency Order?
2020-12-09: Steps in a DUI Case
2020-12-05: Part II: What to Do If You Are Pulled Over for DUI – Breathalyzers and Blood Tests
2020-12-04: The Holidays Are Upon Us: What to Do If You Are Pulled Over for DUI
2020-10-30: Can an Employer Ask About an Arrest in an Interview?
2020-10-16: Will Covid-19 Reduce Underage Drinking?
2020-09-30: Do Colleges Consider Juvenile Records?
2020-09-16: Have DUI Arrests Decreased During COVID-19?
2020-08-17: Not Just COVID-19: We’re Still in the Middle of an Opioid Epidemic
2020-08-03: You Can Be Charged with a Sex Crime Even if You Never Left Your Home
2020-07-31: Assault and Battery During the Time of COVID
2020-06-30: Child Abuse Charges During the Pandemic
2020-06-16: How “Safe at Home” Can Lead to Domestic Violence Charges
2020-05-23: Courts in the Zoomworld
2020-05-08: Domestic Violence Reports Increase During COVID-19 Pandemic
2020-04-26: No Jury Trials in Michigan Until At Least June 22
2020-04-03: Steps You Need to Take if You’ve Been Arrested
2020-04-03: Why You Need a Criminal Defense Attorney
2020-04-01: What is Domestic Violence in Michigan?
2020-03-30: Governor Issues Order to Combat Coronavirus Spread in Michigan’s Jails and Prisons
2020-03-30: Michigan Supreme Court Rules That Duress is a Defense to Felony-Murder in People v. Tiffany Richard
2020-03-28: How Has the Coronavirus Affected the Legal World
2019-12-01: What Happens When I Get Charged With a DUI in Michigan?
2019-12-01: Recreational Weed Sales in Michigan Start Today
2019-11-26: Iowa Man in Prison Argues He Served Life Sentence After Taken to Hospital and Resuscitated
2019-11-19: Breaking Bad Copycats
2019-11-07: Cuba Gooding Jr. Charged with Sexual Abuse
2019-11-07: UC Irvine Fraternity Brothers Charged with Supplying Alcohol to a Minor
2019-10-14: Fort Worth Police Officer Shoots Women Inside Her Own Home
2019-10-04: Amber Guyger Found Guilty of Murder
2019-10-01: The Antonio Brown Story
2019-09-26: Defendant Gets Re-sentencing in People v. Jerome Sueing
2019-09-25: People v. Justin Williamson: Court of Appeals Upholds Police Stop for Driver Going 4 MPH Over Speed Limit
2019-09-20: College Admissions Scandal
2019-09-15: Wisconsin Vaping Drug Bust
2019-09-09: New Law Would Expand Expungements in Michigan
2019-09-08: Wisconsin Has Some of the Softest DUI Laws in the Nation: Could This Soon Change?
2019-09-07: Meek Mill Pleads Guilty, Ending Decade Long Legal Saga
2019-09-07: First Person in U.S. Charged With Possession of Bump Stock
2019-09-06: First Alleged Outer Space Crime
2019-09-06: Michigan Bans E-Flavored Cigarettes
2019-09-05: Ghost Ship Trial Ends With One Acquittal, One Hung Jury
2019-09-01: Texas Rolls Back Gun Laws
2019-08-22: What is the Ohio Aisha’s Law?
2019-07-28: Leaving Children Alone in Cars – Crime or Accident?
2019-07-26: Meek Mill Wins Appeal To Get New Trial
2019-07-24: What Will Happen To Marijuana Convictions Now That It’s Legal?
2019-07-24: Federal Government To Resume Death Penalty Executions
2019-07-15: Woman Charged With Felony OWI, But Was She Driving?
2019-06-29: Police Can Take Blood From Unconscious DUI Suspects Without Warrant, Rules Supreme Court
2019-06-26: Mothers Against Drunk Driving Lobbying for More Ignition Interlock Devices
2019-06-26: Will the New CATCH Program Decrease Sexual Assaults in the Military?
2019-06-16: People v. Campbell: Motor Carrier Officer’s Ability to Pull Over Vehicles in Carrying Concealed Weapons Case
2019-06-09: Cyntoia Brown Released From Prison
2019-06-09: Is Drugged Driving on the Rise in Washtenaw County?
2019-06-06: Can You Get In Trouble For Leaving a Child in a Car?
2019-06-04: MSP to Crackdown on Aggressive Driving This Summer
2019-05-28: Federal Court Ruling May Give New Relief for University Students Accused of Sexual Misconduct
2019-05-23: Michigan to Revise Sex Offender Registration Act
2019-05-23: New Michigan Law Will Allow Parole for Prisoners with Serious Medical Conditions
2019-05-22: Inmates Looking to Get Second Chance at Freedom Through Re-Sentencing in Criminal Justice Reform
2019-05-22: Federal Court Upholds University Suspension of Student During Sexual Misconduct Case
2019-05-17: Could Oregon Become The First State to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms?
2019-05-17: Court Rules Against City of Warren Medical Marijuana Laws
2019-05-16: Felon in Possession of a Firearm Charges Case From Court of Appeals
2019-05-09: Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Signed Into Law
2019-05-08: Denver Becomes First in Country to Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms
2019-05-01: John Doe v. David Baum: University of Michigan Sexual Misconduct Case
2019-04-23: Michigan Supreme Court Limits Police Ability to Search Passenger Property in Cars
2019-04-05: The Michigan Court of Appeals Limits Police Ability to Extend Traffic Stops to Get Drug Sniffing Dogs
2019-03-29: Michigan Declines to Create “Legal Limit” for Marijuana and Driving
2019-03-25: Cyberbullying Laws Take Effect in Michigan
2019-03-24: Could Michigan Lower Its Legal Limit to .05?
2019-03-16: Congress Discusses Requiring Cars to Have Ignition Interlock Devices
2019-03-14: What is Felony-Firearm?
2019-03-13: California Suspends Death Penalty
2019-03-08: Use of Roadside Saliva Drug Tests Will Expand Statewide
2019-03-07: Civil Asset Forfeiture in Michigan May Come Soon
2019-03-06: Sexual Assault and Harassment Occurring in the Air
2019-03-06: Cold Cases Finally End Due To DNA and Genetic Genealogy
2019-03-06: Man Wrongfully Convicted of Rape Exonerated Due to New Fingerprint Technology
2019-03-01: Google Takes Heat for Waze App Posts on DUI Checkpoints
2019-02-28: Michigan Ends Medical Marijuana Licensing Board
2019-01-10: What Happens if You Refuse the Chemical Test After an OWI Arrest?
2018-12-20: Will a DUI Prevent Me From Getting a CDL?
2018-12-18: Federal Government Bans Firearm Bump-Stocks
2018-12-12: What Does the New Marijuana Law Say?
2018-12-01: Can I Get In Trouble Using a Drone?
2018-11-07: Michigan Says Yes to Legal Weed
2018-10-30: What is the Difference Between a DUI and an OWI?
2018-10-27: Michigan to Vote on Legal Marijuana Soon
2018-10-26: What is a Plea Bargain?
2018-10-25: Learn About DUIs in our AYL Articles
2018-10-24: What Drugs Do The Police Look For in a DUI Case?
2018-10-23: Court Upholds Police Practice of Pulling Over Uninsured Drivers Based on LEIN Info
2018-10-20: Inhalants: Use, Effects, and Dangers
2018-10-10: Can a DUI be Dismissed?
2018-10-06: Universities Must Allow Cross Examination in “he-said she-said” Sex Misconduct Cases, Court Says
2018-09-10: What is a Drug Recognition Expert?
2018-09-10: What Happens in a Domestic Assault Case
2018-09-09: AYL Articles to Check Out
2018-09-08: ArborYpsi Law Legal Articles to Read
2018-09-08: What’s the Difference Between a District Court and a Circuit Court?
2018-09-06: ArborYpsi Law Articles To Check Out! DUIS, Chemical Tests, Guns, and More!
2018-09-06: What To Do When You’ve Been Charged With a Crime
2018-08-20: Updated Law Helps People Keep Their Criminal Record Clean After an Arrest
2018-08-16: State of Marijuana: Detroit Caps Dispensaries, The Good and the Bad from the Court of Appeals
2018-08-08: New Law Creates Penalties for Selling Nitrous Oxide
2018-08-01: Florida Huffing DUI Crash Case Highlights Issues With Huffing Cases
2018-08-01: What the Supreme Court Michigan Gun Owners Case Means For Your Gun Rights
2018-07-31: Protecting Your Gun Rights
2018-07-31: School Districts May Ban Guns on School Grounds
2018-07-30: Nonsensical Medical Marijuana Opinion in People v. Mansour
2018-07-28: Michigan Supreme Court Update
2018-07-27: Is It Against the Law to Drive After Huffing?
2018-07-27: Can I Get a CPL With A DUI?
2018-07-23: Michigan State Police to Increase Writing Tickets for Failure to Yield this Week
2018-07-22: What Cities Will Allow Marijuana Businesses?
2018-07-19: Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Sentencing of 1 Day to Life for Convictions of Sexual Delinquents in People v. Arnold
2018-07-17: Medical Marijuana Use Protected from City Zoning Laws – Deruiter v. Township of Byron
2018-07-09: Medical Marijuana Approved for 11 New Conditions
2018-06-26: What Happens to Old Marijuana Convictions if Weed Becomes Legal?
2018-05-25: What Does Open Carry Mean in Michigan?
2018-05-03: Will An Expungement Help Me Get a Concealed Pistol License (CPL)?
2018-05-02: Can You Be Convicted of Drinking and Driving When You’re Under .08?
2018-04-26: Michigan May See Legal Weed with Vote in November
2018-04-14: Michigan Moves Closer to Preventing Dog Breed-Specific Regulations Usually Aimed at Pit Bulls
2018-04-09: Roid Rage: Driving Under the Influence of Anabolic Steroids
2018-04-06: Michigan Becomes First State to Make the Anti-depressant Tianeptine Sodium a Controlled Substance
2018-04-02: Assault with Self-Defense Spray
2018-03-06: Can a Cop Search My Car if it Smells Like Weed?
2018-02-17: What is Felon in Possession of a Firearm?
2018-02-06: Whatever Happened to the California Man Charged with a Caffeine DUI?
2018-02-03: Can I Drink And Drive In My Own Driveway?
2018-02-02: Sniffing Glue, Intoxication, and Driving Under the Influence
2018-02-01: Can I Use Medical Marijuana on Probation?
2018-01-26: ArborYpsi Law Areas of Practice: Drunk Driving, Marijuana, Drug Cases
2018-01-25: Michigan Anabolic Steroid Law
2018-01-24: Can You Get a DUI In A Self-Driving Car?
2018-01-23: What is a Bench Trial?
2018-01-22: What Does Possession With Intent To Deliver Mean?
2018-01-21: Three Common Questions When Hiring a Criminal Lawyer in Michigan
2018-01-21: New Law Would Make Sales of Nitrous Oxide Illegal
2018-01-20: What Is A Hardship Appeal?
2018-01-20: People v. James: Do Misdemeanors under 7411 Count as Convictions for Felony Sentencing?
2018-01-19: Michigan Boot Camp Eligibility: SAI Special Alternatives to Incarceration
2018-01-19: New Law for Technical Probation Violations
2018-01-18: Drinking and Guns For CPL Holders
2018-01-17: What Convictions Will Disqualify Me From Boot Camp in Michigan?
2018-01-17: Michigan Heroin Laws
2018-01-16: Second-Offense Operating While Intoxicated
2018-01-08: What is Gross Indecency?
2018-01-02: Where Were Drivers Arrested for DUIs in Washtenaw County in 2017?
2018-01-02: First Time Minor in Possession Now a Civil Infraction
2018-01-01: Where Were People Arrested in Michigan for DUI in 2017?
2017-12-26: How Can I Help My Attorney?
2017-12-22: The Drinking and Driving Statute
2017-12-21: Operating While Intoxicated by Fentanyl
2017-12-19: People v. McBurrows: Getting Venue Right for Delivery Causing Death Case
2017-12-16: Driving Under the Influence of DFE
2017-12-16: What is Disorderly Conduct?
2017-12-14: Huffing DUIs: Operating While Intoxicated by Inhalants
2017-12-13: Michigan Hallucinogen Law
2017-12-11: Driving Under the Influence by Inhalants
2017-12-09: The Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act Will Shake Things Up in the Medical Marijuana World
2017-12-08: Dealing With Criminal Charges
2017-12-07: Civil Infractions For Firearms and Tasers
2017-12-05: Fighting DUI Cases
2017-11-30: Should I Take My Case To Trial?
2017-11-28: What Happens If I’m Convicted Of A DUI?
2017-11-22: Marijuana and Driving Under the Influence
2017-11-20: Will Michigan See Legal Weed in 2018?
2017-11-09: Driving Under the Influence of Stimulants
2017-11-07: What Does “Operating” in Operating While Intoxicated Mean?
2017-11-07: Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis
2017-11-04: How to Get Your Driver’s License Back
2017-10-27: Can I Represent Myself in Court?
2017-10-26: Will a DUI Stay on Your Record in Michigan?
2017-10-18: OWI Case Dismissed
2017-10-11: Minnesota Supreme Court Overturns Three OWI by Inhalants Convictions
2017-10-05: What To Do After A DUI Arrest
2017-10-04: Collection of Michigan Inhalant Law Articles
2017-09-20: People v. Woodard: OWI Blood Draws, Consent, and Search Laws
2017-09-19: People v. Wood: Probable Cause, Warrantless Searches, and Whippets
2017-09-12: People v. Baham: Meth, Personal Use, and Double Jeopardy Case
2017-08-31: Not Guilty in East Lansing Jury Trial
2017-08-23: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Huffing DUI
2017-08-17: What Is Required for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL)?
2017-08-17: Assault Case Dismissed
2017-08-05: Doe v. University of Cincinnati: College Student Sexual Misconduct Case
2017-05-14: Jury Trial Win: Assault and Battery
2017-05-07: Implied Consent Victory
2017-05-06: Concealed Pistol License Possession and Disclosure
2017-05-05: Possession Or Use Of A Firearm While Under The Influence Of Alcohol Or Drugs
2017-05-04: What is a Personal Protection Order?
2017-05-03: What Is A Controlled Substance?
2017-04-24: People v. Noble: What Does Reasonable Assistance After an Accident Mean?
2017-04-23: Michigan Fentanyl Law
2017-04-22: Tips for Going to Court
2017-04-21: Driving Under the Influence of Hallucinogens
2017-04-20: People v. Manuel: Drying v. Usable Marijuana: Medical Marijuana Case
2017-04-19: Driving Under the Influence by Depressant Drugs
2017-04-18: People v. Vronko: Does Anyone Have to Actually See You for an Indecent Exposure Conviction?
2017-04-17: What is a Probation Violation?
2017-04-16: ArborYpsi Law Helps Clients With Driver’s License Restoration
2017-04-15: Dealing With Criminal Cases
2017-04-03: Washtenaw County Assault Lawyer
2017-04-02: Michigan Cocaine Laws
2017-04-01: Michigan Drug Use Laws
2017-03-04: Answers to Common Questions for a Criminal Defense Lawyer
2017-03-03: People v. Oliver: What it Means to be Involved in an Accident For Leaving the Scene of an Accident
2017-03-02: Driving Under the Influence of Dissociative Anesthetics
2017-03-01: ArborYpsi Law Criminal Defense Overview
2017-02-04: What To Do When Pulled Over for Drinking and Driving
2017-02-02: Michigan Inhalant Use Law
2017-01-26: I’ve Been Charged with Operating While Intoxicated – What Happens Next?
2017-01-26: What is Indecent Exposure?
2017-01-25: Quick Answers to Common DUI Questions
2017-01-24: People v. Goodin: Does the Requirement to Stop After an Accident and Provide Information Violate the Right against Self-Incrimination?
2017-01-16: Michigan DUI Case Law Recap
2017-01-12: Courts Can Restrict Use of Medical Marijuana on Probation
2017-01-10: People v. Deroche: Possession of Firearm While Intoxicated in Your Home
2017-01-08: Plymouth Criminal Defense Attorney
2017-01-05: Implied Consent Hearings
2017-01-05: Traffic Tickets in Canton, Michigan
2016-12-21: Illegal Transportation of Marijuana Law Struck Down
2016-12-16: How an Attorney Can Help You Win Back Your Driver’s License
2016-12-01: Ann Arbor Criminal Defense Attorney
2016-11-20: OWI Child Endangerment Dismissed
2016-11-14: People v. Booker: Can You Use a PBT as Evidence for Cases Besides Drunk Driving?
2016-11-07: What Is A Schedule 2 Substance?
2016-11-06: What is a 7411?
2016-11-05: What Is a Schedule 5 Substance?
2016-11-04: Ypsilanti Criminal Defense Lawyer
2016-11-03: Model Glue Sniffing Ann Arbor City Ordinance
2016-10-30: What Is a Schedule 4 Controlled Substance?
2016-10-29: People v. Nicolaides: Blood Alcohol Content v. Under The Influence
2016-10-23: What Are the Penalties For Drug Dealing?
2016-10-22: What Happens When You Aren’t Read Your Miranda Rights?
2016-10-21: Illegal Drug Manufacture Laws in Michigan
2016-10-20: Driving Under the Influence of Narcotic Painkillers
2016-10-19: Michigan Ketamine Laws
2016-08-12: Three Common Questions for a Criminal Defense Attorney
2016-07-13: What is Fourth Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in Michigan
2016-03-30: Michigan Supreme Court Upholds Traffic Stop Where License Plate Was Covered by Towing-Ball in People v. Dunbar
2015-10-10: City of Plymouth v. Longeway: “Operating” in Operating While Intoxicated
2015-10-07: Improper Lane Use
2015-10-01: Animal Cruelty Law
2015-09-21: Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts: Introducing Lab Reports in Trial
2015-09-20: What is the Difference Between Careless Driving and Reckless Driving?
2015-09-19: Ypsilanti Township Pit Bull and Dog Law
2015-09-07: Law Enforcement Animal Law
2015-09-03: People v. Raper: Court of Appeals Rules on “Interrogation” in Custodial Interrogation
2015-09-01: Yellow Lights and Traffic Law
2015-08-02: People v. Solmonson: OWI and Operation Case
2015-07-21: People v. Miller: Multiple Punishments for OWI Offenses?
2015-06-24: Canton Criminal Defense Attorney
2015-06-09: Montana Supreme Court Decides Whether an Inhalant Chemical is a Drug for a DUI
2015-06-05: People v. Pace: Moving Violation Causing Serious Impairment of Body Function
2015-06-04: People v. Jeffrey Williams: “Open” v. “Indecent” Exposure
2015-05-20: People v. Lyon: Can You Get a DUI On An Electric Scooter?
2015-05-06: People v. Rizzo: Asking Drivers To Get Out of the Car and Take Field Sobriety Tests
2015-04-05: What is Super Drunk Driving?
2015-02-02: Michigan Drug Possession Laws
2015-01-22: What Is A Schedule 3 Substance?
2015-01-14: Updated Michigan Law Helps Clear Criminal Record
2015-01-04: Drunk Boating Laws Get Tougher
2014-12-21: What is a Schedule 1 Substance?
2014-12-19: Medical Marijuana Dispensaries and Medibles Bills Die in The Michigan Senate
2014-12-08: Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Eastern Michigan University Police Departments to Begin Use of Body Cameras
2014-12-02: Michigan Supreme Court Settles Birthday Question
2014-11-25: Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department to Begin Using Body Cameras
2014-11-22: New Trial for Defendant after Prosecutor goes on Rant against Medical Marijuana
2014-11-05: Three Oakland County Communities Vote for Pro-Marijuana Measures
2014-10-24: Unemployment Benefits Cannot Be Denied To Employees Fired For Using Medical Marijuana
2014-09-29: Flint Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
2014-07-02: Ypsilanti Township’s Zoning Ordinance of Medical Marijuana Caregivers Upheld by the Washtenaw County Circuit Court
2014-05-05: Not Guilty in Assault and Battery Trial
2014-03-19: Medical Marijuana Approved for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
2014-02-27: U.S. Supreme Court Decides If A Criminal Defendant May Use Frozen Assets to Pay An Attorney
2014-01-19: Michigan State Police Statistics for Drugs in Drugged Driving Arrests
2013-12-23: What Can Happen If I Refuse To Take A Breath Test After Drinking and Driving?
2013-11-29: Jury Trial Win in Woodhaven
2013-11-06: Lansing, Jackson, and Ferndale Vote to Decriminalize City Marijuana Laws
2013-10-21: Traffic Stops in Kalamazoo Decline After Study Reveals Racial Profiling by Police
2013-10-17: Bill Would Expand Michigan Carrying Concealed Weapons Law
2013-10-12: What Criminal Convictions Will Disqualify Me From a Concealed Weapons License?
2013-09-16: What is a Preliminary Examination?
2013-08-14: Getting Drunk on a Train
2013-07-30: Michigan Methamphetamine Law
2013-07-21: Fleeing and Eluding
2013-07-08: What is Uttering & Publishing?
2013-07-01: Michigan Drunk Driving Arrests by County in 2012
2013-06-28: Michigan Fireworks Law
2013-06-04: Maryland v. King: Police May Take DNA Samples from People Arrested for Serious Crimes
2013-05-21: Medical Marijuana Patients Gain Some Protection From OWI Laws in Michigan Supreme Court Ruling
2013-04-23: Moncrieffe v. Holder: Marijuana Distribution Crimes No Longer Lead To Automatic Deportation For Noncitizens
2013-04-17: U.S. Supreme Court Requires Warrants For Blood Draws From Drunk Driving Suspects
2013-04-09: Three More Weeks To Take Advantage of Washtenaw County Courts Traffic Ticket Amnesty Program
2013-03-31: Organized Retail Crime
2013-03-26: Michigan Criminal Trespass Laws
2013-03-12: The Washtenaw County Circuit Court Rules That City Zoning laws Are Not Preempted By The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act
2013-03-12: How to Challenge a Speeding Ticket
2013-02-28: ICE Releases Thousands of Immigrants Held in Detention
2013-02-27: House Bill To Be Introduced That Would Make Commercial Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Legal
2013-02-26: What is a Killebrew Agreement?
2013-02-26: The Court of Appeals Discusses Noncitizen’s Eligibility for Parole from Prison
2013-02-20: Florida v. Harris: Drug-Sniffing Dogs And Probable Cause
2013-02-20: Texting and Driving
2013-02-20: The Supreme Court in Chaidez v. United States Decides That Padilla Applies Prospectively Only
2013-02-19: Michigan to Issue Driver’s Licenses to Qualifying Noncitizens
2013-02-15: The Michigan Court of Appeals Rules that Padilla Applies Prospectively Only
2013-02-05: What is Reckless Driving?
2013-01-24: Placement of a GPS Device On a Vehicle Is an Unconstitutional Search Under the Fourth Amendment
2013-01-16: Failure To Yield To An Emergency Vehicle
2013-01-10: Marijuana Transportation Bill
2013-01-10: Michigan Medical Marihuana Act Amended to Define Enclosed, Locked Facility
2013-01-09: New Law Requires Parolees to Consent to Searches
2012-12-28: Internet Privacy Protection Act
2012-11-06: Changes in Michigan City Marijuana Laws
2012-09-15: Allowing A Person To Operate While Intoxicated
2012-08-29: Search Warrants and the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act
2012-08-02: Wisconsin Court of Appeals: DFE is Not an Intoxicant Under OWI Law
2012-08-01: Michigan Court of Appeals Strikes Down Zoning Ordinance Prohibiting Medical Marijuana Use
2012-08-01: The Michigan Supreme Court Delivers Victory For Medical Marijuana Rights
2012-07-18: The Court of Appeals Discusses Sections 4 and 8 of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act in People v. Kiel
2012-07-07: Disclosure Of Firearms Records Is A Civil Infraction
2012-06-26: Miller v. Alabama: Mandatory Life Without Parole Sentences For Juveniles Are Unconstitutional
2012-06-01: Changes to Michigan Minor in Possession Law Protect Minors Seeking Health Treatment
2012-05-01: People v. Bono: Is The Michigan Gross Indecency Laws Limited to Certain Acts?
2012-04-02: Michigan’s New Arson Law
2012-03-22: Missouri v. Frye: Attorneys Must Discuss Plea Bargain Offers With Criminal Defendants
2012-02-22: Howes v. Fields: The Supreme Court Clarifies Miranda Rules
2012-02-02: People v. Lino: Michigan Supreme Court Focuses on Constitutionality of Gross Indecency Law
2012-01-10: No Medical Marijuana Coverage in Worker’s Compensation or No Fault Insurance
2012-01-07: People v. Tipolt: Foundation for Breath Test Evidence
2012-01-02: Michigan Criminal Law Legislation in 2011
2011-05-16: Kentucky v. King: Destruction of Evidence and Warrantless Searches
2011-04-01: New Parole Rules for Non-citizens
2011-01-16: Michigan Criminal Law Legislation in 2010
2010-04-01: New Rules for Attorneys Representing Non-citizen Criminal Defendants
2010-03-01: People v. Yamat: What Does It Mean to Operate a Vehicle?
2010-01-01: People v. Lechleitner: The “Operating” in Operating While Intoxicated
2009-12-01: People v. Brown: Anabolic Steroids, Trenbolone, and Human v. Cattle Use
2009-11-01: People v. Barbarich: OWI Stops Based on Tips from Other Drivers
2009-10-01: Can I Get in Trouble for Sniffing Glue in Michigan?
2009-09-01: How Should I Dress For Court?
2009-08-01: People v. Boomer: The Case of the Cussing Canoeist
2009-06-01: Ann Arbor Dog Laws
2009-05-01: People v. Neal: Indecent Exposure Law
2009-04-01: People v. Brown: Michigan Gross Indecency Law
2009-03-01: People v. Warren: Can It Be Prostitution Without Sex?
2009-01-01: People v. Kowlaski: Supreme Court Answers What Does It Mean to “Accost” A Child for Immoral Purposes?
2008-12-02: People v. Tennyson: What Does It Mean to Contribute to the Neglect or Delinquency of a Minor Child?
2008-11-01: People v. Roger: Courts OKs Prosecutions for Drunk Snowmobile Driving Under Motor Vehicle Code
2008-10-16: People v. Favreau: Man in His Hotel Room Cannot Be Convicted of Disorderly Person-Public Intoxication
2008-09-24: People v. Reynolds: What Does it Mean to Carry a Concealed Weapon?
2008-09-17: People v. Stevens: The Inoperable Gun Defense to Felonious Assault Charges
2008-08-25: People v. Hollis: Court Discusses Negligent Discharge of a Firearm Law
2008-08-17: People v. Jones: Court Discusses Inoperable Gun Defense to Felonious Assault Charges
2007-06-27: New York v. Litto: Can You Get a DUI from Huffing Under New York Law?
201-12-05: Will An Old DUI Show Up on a Background Check?

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