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Entries for April 2012

Sunday, April 29, 2012

WHEN EVERYTHING IS ON THE LINE-FIND OUT HOW OWI-ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS CAN HELP YOU LIKE HE RECENTLY DID FOR A MICHIGAN WOMAN WHO SAW HER DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES DISMISSED

Categories: Drunk-Driving

"I was thrilled to end the week recently with a phone call to a client to tell her that her OWI was getting dismissed,"

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

THE SCIENCE OF MARIJUANA IDENTIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT IN THE HUMAN BLOOD

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

The Court of Appeals has issued an opinion that means that a sick person who is certified to use marijuana to treat nausea, chronic pain or other symptoms, still cannot drive regardless of how long ago the person used marijuana or whether the person is impaired by marijuana, so long as THC is detectable in their bloodstream.

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

POLICE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO BAIT CITIZENS INTO BREAKING THE LAW BY BREAKING IT THEMSELVES: THE NICHOLS LAW FIRM APPROVES RULING BY MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT:

Categories: Drunk-Driving

“the right to be free from an unreasonable search of a residence is one of the most important rights we have as United States citizens

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

LICENSE RESTORED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CLIENT CHARGED WITH OWI

Categories: OWI

 ...the hearing, which could have resulted in a 1 year suspension of his driving privileges, resulted in the best possible outcome after the hearing officer granted the appeal, reinstating all driving privileges.

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Monday, April 23, 2012

MICHIGAN DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES: DID THE OFFICER GO TOO FAR IN THREATENING YOU WITH A COURT ORDERED TEST

Categories: Drunk-Driving

 LANSING DUI ATTORNEY MIKE NICHOLS SAYS YOU NEED TO REVIEW THE AUDIO OR VIDEO IN DETAIL AND WRITE DOWN EVERY WORD YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THE IMPLIED CONSENT WARNINGS

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Friday, April 20, 2012

FLAWED FORENSIC EVIDENCE LEADS TO UNLAWFUL CONVICTIONS

Categories: Domestic Violence

The FBI Lab had produced flawed, unreliable evidence in up to 7,000 criminal cases.

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Friday, April 20, 2012

MORE MONEY SPENT ON LANSING POLICE HEADQUARTERS, LESS MONEY SPENT ON POLICE RESOURCES, MATERIALS, AND STAFF

Categories: OWI

If you are accused of a crime by the Lansing Police Department and want an attorney who will be committed to results, contact the Nichols Law Firm at (517) 432-9000.

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI-OWID LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS SAYS YOUR USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS NOT A POLICE OFFICER’S BUSINESS AND YOU SHOULD NOT DISCLOSE YOUR STATUS AS A PATIENT IF YOU DO NOT HAVE YOUR MEDICINE IN YOUR POSSESSION

Categories: Drug Crimes, Medical Marijuana

“I read the language in the medical marijuana act that only prohibits driving while under the influence OF marijuana as creating an exception; in other words so long as the person is not under the influence of their medicine they can drive.”

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

MICHIGAN OWI LAWS: CAN THE NUMBERS LIE?

Categories: Drunk-Driving

Did you know that you can be arrested for drunk driving even though you blew a .07 or below on the preliminary breath test  and/or the Datamaster machine? 

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

CRACK DOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING OR OWI BY THE STATE OF MICHIGAN

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

It is very important for people charged with operating while intoxicated or drunk driving to review all of the evidence that the State of Michigan has against them before making any decision in any drunk driving case.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

THE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS THAT YOU TOOK BEFORE DRIVING ARE NONE OF A POLICE OFFICER'S BUSINESS SAYS MICHIGAN OWI-OUIL-DUI LAWYER MIKE NICHOLS OF EAST LANSING

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

"one way to respond is 'I am not going to be answering questions about my personal health. That is private.'"

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

CLIENT, WHOSE JOB REQUIRED HIM TO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF CANADA, WAS FACING A CONVICTION OF OPERATING WHILE INTOXICATED. WITH SUCH HIGH STAKES, WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A CARELESS DRIVING FOR HER CLIENT

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols obtained a Careless Driving for her client who was charged with Operating While Intoxicated. 

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Monday, April 9, 2012

PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER DISMISSED: EAST LANSING ATTORNEY WENDY SCHILLER-NICHOLS OBTAINS JUSTICE FOR A NICHOLS LAW FIRM CLIENT

Categories: Wendy M. Schiller-Nichols

Judge to terminate PPO Order issued against Nichols Law Firm client.

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Friday, April 6, 2012

DISMISSAL OF 7 MISDEMEANOR CHARGES OBTAINED FOR CLIENT

Categories: Drug Crimes

Karen Phillips secured the dismissal of 7 of 8 misdemeanor charges, including possession of marijuana. . .

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS WINS LICENSE BACK FOR CLIENT

Categories: OWI

License returned to Michigan law maker

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Monday, April 2, 2012

MIKE NICHOLS ACCEPTED INTO AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCE

Categories: Drunk-Driving

East Lansing attorney Mike Nichols has been accepted into the American Academy of Forensic Science as a member of the jurisprudence section.

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Monday, April 2, 2012

ICBA CRIMINAL LAW SECTION CHAIR ANNOUNCES A NEW TWIST TO "APRIL IN THE D"

Categories: Michael J. Nichols

A first of its kind training is coming to Detroit. The motor city will host a drug recognition training course for lawyers April 12-14.  "Police officers are already being trained at an increasingly fast pace in this investigation technique,"

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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.