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Saturday, October 6, 2012

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY-EAST LANSING MINOR IN POSSESSION CHARGE DISMISSED - STRATEGY AND LITIGATION PAY OFF FOR MSU STUDENT

By Michael Nichols


    Michigan criminal defense Mike Nichols of East Lansing says that a minor in possession charge does not have to stay with you forever no matter how bad the facts of the case may be.
     Just ask an MSU student who was charged by the Michigan State University Police with violating the minor in possession law on campus last spring. "We filed a motion to exclude all the evidence because the detention of this woman offended the constitution and the PBT was forced on her by the campus police officers," says Nichols.
     Ultimately Nichols negotiated a resolution that dismissed the charge. "We needed to avoid the typical diversion program. Too often, certified criminal histories show an MIP charge without reflecting clearly that the person went through diversion. I am especially concerned with a student in a difficult major who has really good grades, because any little handicap in applying for jobs and grad schools can make a big difference," Nichols adds.
    Nichols is a published author and an adjunct law professor at Thomas M Cooley Law School in Lansing.  Call him at 517.432.9000

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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.