Drug crimes can range from simple possession to complex conspiracies to traffic or deliver illicit drugs or, prescription medications without proper licensing or authority. You should be very wary of the tactics of law enforcement to convince you to put yourself in a dangerous situation or to plead guilty to a serious charge. There are also consequences to a conviction for a drug offense such as the loss of many types of federal funding, the loss of driving privileges. Drug crime convictions can impede progress toward a college education. Many college students are caught up in drug investigations that can lead to serious charges that are the unexpected consequence of experimentation during the college years.
It is a Latin phrase that the commonwealth of Massachusetts still takes seriously. The murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez may be dismissed because he committed suicide and the appeal of his conviction was pending. A law recognized in Massachussettes, known as “abatement ab initio” meaning “from the beginning,” causes a litigant’s death pending the appeal […]
East Lansing – Mike Nichols has vivid images of a federal trial in 2007 in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids. One of those images? Cindy Valdez Shank breaking down uncontrollably on the witness stand while testifying about getting beaten by her ex-boyfriend, Alex Humphrey and all she could […]
They say that a “man’s (woman’s) home is his(her) castle.” The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that an unsupported claim by police officers of an “emergency” inside is not enough to breech the walls of the castle. The United States Constitution protects people from warrantless searches and seizures by the government through the 4th […]
The quiet of night in your home is rudely interrupted by a flashbang. A loud thud is followed by the door flying open. It’s a team in camaflouge with badges dangiling from their necks and guns pointed at your family. You are the target of a raid. Hours later, you are given a piece of […]
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