Change and the law
Justice for all
The right to a speedy trial and the pandemic
Crime victim’s rights — a recent addition
Two memorable Inauguration Days
The 25th Amendment
Cell phones, search warrants, and the Fourth Amendment
Operating under the influence of marijuana – Part II
Operating under the influence of marijuana – Part I
The right of self-representation
Privilege
THE RES IPSA LOQUITUR DOCTRINE
The corpus delicti rule
When the Electoral College doesn’t decide the winner of the presidential election
Veterans Day and Veterans Courts
Precedent, stare decisis and other legal terms and concepts
The importance of voting, some election laws and
Expungements of criminal convictions — Part II
Expungements of criminal convictions — Part I
Judicial disqualification
The legal challenges to Gov. Whitmer’s executive orders — Part II
The legal challenges to Governor Whitmer’s executive orders – Part I
Sept. 11, 2001
The Bruton Rule
Governmental immunity
Constitutional Rights you may not know you have
Virtual jury trials
Defamation — slander and libel
Small claims court
Search warrants
Probation — Part II
Probation — Part I
The Fourth of July — Independence Day
Witness oaths
Admission of former testimony
The Brady Rule
Absentee ballots and voting
Cameras in the courtroom — Part II
Cameras in the courtroom — Part I
Unanimous jury verdicts in criminal cases
On March 10, by Executive Order 2020-04, Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared that Michigan was in a state of emergency.
Typically, when a traffic stop is made of a suspected intoxicated driver, the police officer will request that they comply with a number of requests not the least of which is to take three tests, which are collectively referred to as the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST).
The news on the spread of the coronavirus is being reported on a daily basis with most of it being bad although some of it could be good.
The prison movie “The Shawshank Redemption” tells the story of a wrongfully convicted man named Andy Dufresne (Timothy Robbins) and his friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman) and what happens to both of them during and after their stays in prison.