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Entries for January 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

MIKE NICHOLS QUOTED ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW’S PERCEIVED “AMBIGUITIES.”

Criminal Defense expert and Lansing attorney Mike Nichols denied that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act was written to be deliberately vague

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

THE CONSTITUTION-WINS-IN-A-MICHIGAN-OWI-OUIL-DUI CASE AND ALL CHARGES ARE DISMISSED

A life-changing criminal conviction for OWI-OUIL-DUI was brought to a halt by the Constitution because a police officer went too far

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Monday, January 24, 2011

Your Constitutional-Rights-Protect You From Being Convicted-of-a-crime-in-Michigan Without Live Testimony From All The Witnesses Who Offer Evidence Against You

  One of the most important rights of the constitution is the right to require witnesses to come to court and take an oath.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

MICHIGAN DUI EXPERT ATTENDS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES

 East Lansing attorney Michael J. Nichols will attend the American Association of Forensic Science (AAFS) annual conference in Chicago during the week of Februaray 21st.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

WHEN THE FACTS ARE TOUGH AND THE JUDGE HELPS THE PROSECUTOR: WHAT TO GAIN FROM GOING TO TRIAL-IN-A-MICHIGAN-DUI-OWI-OUIL

I was trained and continue to believe strongly that when a client wants a trial, my job is to give him or her their best day in court no matter how hard I have to work and no matter how great the sacrifice

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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Medical Marijuana Club Owner Will Continue to Face Criminal Charges

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drug Crimes

An Ingham-County-Judge-refused-to-dismiss-criminal-charges against the owner of a medical-marijuana club in the Lansing-area, leaving the case pending in the new year.

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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

The Right To Present A Defense: What the Law Says

Categories: Michael J. Nichols, Drunk-Driving, OWI

 I often wonder when it was that many judges decided citizens accused of a crime had to prove something during a trial. After all, the judge tells the jury not once but twice during the instructions that the defendant does not have to do anything to be entitled to a verdict of not guilty. The prosecution opines “it’s the defendant’s job to keep evidence out.” However, it seems like every time I submit a case and call witnesses, the prosecution often plays exactly that role.

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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.