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Read More! August 21, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

Grand Rapids marijuana decriminalization effort in jeopardy In November 2012, voters in Grand Rapids approved an initiative that amended the city charter to decriminalize the possession of a small amount of marijuana. The amendment makes the personal poss...

Read More! August 21, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

Conviction for larceny reversed, where the theft was not "from a person" An individual can be charged with a variety of offenses related to "theft," from robbery and embezzlement to shoplifting, depending on the circumstances of the ca...

Read More! August 21, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that a man cannot be ordered to pay restitution for crimes he was not actually charged with. Court rules convicts cannot be ordered to pay restitution for crimes they are not charged with The Michigan Supreme Court has...

Read More! August 21, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

Penalties for Drunk Driving in Michigan People accused of drunk driving in Michigan have many rights at stake if they are convicted. Drinking and driving is taken very seriously in Michigan, and penalties range depending upon the blood alcohol concentrati...

Read More! August 20, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

Everyone knows that conducting a breath test is almost always the go-to method for a police officer to make a determination as to whether or not a driver who they have pulled over has been drinking alcohol. The results of these breath tests are usually ta...

Read More! August 6, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

Our Ann Arbor readers probably know that there are several different ways to determine the blood alcohol content level of a suspected drunk driver. However, by and large the most common method used by law enforcement officials throughout America is the Br...

Read More! July 23, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

For most people facing allegations of sexual assault, there is a "before" and "after": as in how life was before the allegations, and then after. This is because even in those instances where the allegations are determined to be unfoun...

Read More! July 9, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

The recent holiday weekend saw plenty of fireworks, family get-togethers and parties throughout Michigan. But, as with many other popular holidays, many of our Michigan readers may have noticed another common aspect of these times of the years: increased ...

Read More! July 1, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

Over the last several years our Ann Arbor readers may have noticed that sex trafficking, especially child sex trafficking, has become a major concern of both state and federal law enforcement agencies. Many people still believe that this issue is a foreig...

Read More! June 12, 2014 | By Daniel T. Geherin

One of the most troubling aspects of getting arrested for driving while intoxicated is the immediate consequences the arrestee could face from an employer or other entity they are involved with, way before any final resolution is reached in the case. For ...