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Entries for January 2012

Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

THE FRIENDS OF THE INGHAM COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT THANKS THE INGHAM COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system. The Friends of the Ingham County Veterans Treatment Court has received an infusion of financial help to meet the needs of the community's veterans who find themselves in the criminal justice system.

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Thursday, January 26, 2012

EAST LANSING OWI-DUI-OUIL EXPERT MIKE NICHOLS CALLS THE BRAIN DRAIN AT THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE A DETRIMENT TO THE SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“I think there is a little feeling that they are untouchable on drunk and drugged driving charges at the MSP because the judiciary has created almost a ‘DUI exception’ to the constitution.

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Thursday, January 19, 2012

MEDICAL MARIJUANA PATIENTS BEWARE: WATCH WHERE YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE OR POLICE WILL CONFISCATE YOUR LAWFULLY-POSSESSED MARIJUANA

Categories: Drug Crimes

The state attorney general has struck again in his efforts to quash the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.The state attorney general has struck again in his efforts to quash the use of medical marijuana in Michigan.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

USE OF HAND HELD MOBILE PHONES BANNED FOR DRIVERS OPERATING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES IN MICHIGAN

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Drivers are now completely prohibited from using hand-held mobile telephones if they are operating a commercial motor vehicle.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

NICHOLS LAW FIRM SUPPRESSED DATAMASTER RESULTS

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Karen Phillips successfully suppressed Datamaster results of .15 and .13 for a client of the Nichols Law Firm. 

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Saturday, January 14, 2012

JURY REJECTS FALSIFIED RECORDS FROM THE LANSING POLICE DEPARTMENT IN LANSING DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

The Lansing Police Department claims that it promotes transparency by providing the logs for simulator checks on its breath test device on the internet (http://www.lansingmi.gov/police/doc_library.jsp).

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

LANSING CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS ON A NEW COURT RULE THAT DOES NOT SATISFY YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO CONFRONT YOUR ACCUSER

Categories: Domestic Violence

The Michigan Supreme Court is considering a new rule of procedure in Michigan Courts that would offend the confrontation clause of the United States Constitution if passed.

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Sunday, January 8, 2012

LANSING DRUNK DRIVING ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS PENDING BILL WOULD CRIMINALIZE CAFFINATED DRIVING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

Coffee lovers beware: the legislature is coming after your right to party. The Michigan Senate is considering Senate Bill 353.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

A HOLIDAY GIFT COURTESY OF THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM DUI LAWYERS: NO PROBATION, NO JAIL AND NO INTERLOCK DESPITE A HIGH BAC IN A MICHIGAN-DRUNK DRIVING CASE

Categories: Drunk-Driving, OWI

A court agreed to impose no probation or jail pending the outcome of a substance abuse assessment in a Michigan OWI-OUIL-DUI case in order to resolve the case without the need to rule on a motion. . .

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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.