Michael J. Nichols

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Thursday, January 28, 2010

District Judge Dismisses One Count and Prosecutor Dismisses Two Others in MSU Fireworks Case

By Michael Nichols
Categories: Michael J. Nichols

An East Lansing District Judge dismissed a count of accessory after the fact in the MSU Fireworks case. The preliminary examination in the case concluded on Friday January 23, 2010. At the beginning of the final day of testimony, the prosecuting attorney moved to reduce the charges from felonies with 20 year maximum penalties to 15 year maximum penalties. “The prosecutor knew that she had not and could not prove damage and so she did the right thing,” said lead attorney Mike Nichols. The district judge ordered that the prosecutor could take the case to trial arguing accessory after the fact as an alternative count to the primary counts of conspiracy to use explosive devices and conspiracy to possess bombs. “We continue to make progress in building our defense. Unfortunately, the taxpayers have to fund the investigation of a so-called major crime in the courtroom” Nichols added. Coverage of the case can be found at WLNS.com and LSJ.com.

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Mike Nichols is a national leader in drunk driving defense. He is a member of the Forensic Committee and Michigan delegate to the National College for DUI Defense. He is also a Sustaining Member of the College. Nichols is also a founding member of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys; a member of the American Chemical Society; an associate member of he American Academy of Forensic Science, Adjunct Professor of Forensic Evidence in Criminal Law and OWI Law and Practice at Cooley Law School. He is also author of the West OWI Practice book and several chapters in other books on science and the law.

Mike Nichols is recognized by his peers in Michigan as a “SuperLawyer” in DUI/Criminal Defense. Nichols has also been asked to speak at conferences by groups such as the NCDD; Various Bar Associations in other states.