A Decades-Old Michigan Legal Practice Declared Improper, but Murder and Other Convictions Will Stand
Quick FAQs What is the harmless error doctrine?The harmless error doctrine allows appellate courts to uphold a criminal conviction even…
Michigan Attorney Mohamed A. Chaytou Disbarred Following Client Fund Misappropriation and IOLTA Violations
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered the disbarment of Mohamed A. Chaytou (P80023) of Dearborn, Michigan, after finding extensive misconduct involving client settlement funds, IOLTA overdrafts, personal…
Fake News, Manipulated Media, and the Permanent Damage to Justice
We’re living in an era where lies don’t just travel fast; they outperform the truth. Science tells us that fake news…
When Society Breaks Its Promise: Why Crime Is Our Collective Moral Failure
A teenager stands before a judge; another statistic in a system that pretends utter surprise at his presence. He grew…
Judicial Discretion and Its Limits in Michigan Sentencing | Rita Williams
Judicial discretion is a central feature of sentencing in Michigan courts. It allows judges to account for individual circumstances while…
Fit-Bench and Predictive Sentencing: Preventing Judicial Failure Without Controlling Outcomes
The phrase “predictive sentencing” makes people uneasy, and probably for good reason. Any system that claims to predict how a…
When the Sixth Amendment Became Optional
Indigent defense does not generate political leverage. Defendants are not a powerful constituency. Funding defense does not produce headlines or electoral advantage.
For most people charged with a crime, constitutional protection exists only on paper. In courtrooms, it is delayed, diluted, or functionally denied, not because the Constitution changed, but because political priorities did.
This is not a budgetary oversight.
It is a constitutional failure.
Michigan Attorney John Lawrence McDonough Receives Second Two Year Suspension Following OWI Conviction and Failure to Cooperate
The Michigan Attorney Discipline Board has ordered a second two-year suspension of John Lawrence McDonough (P68576) of Three Rivers, Michigan, following a criminal conviction and multiple failures…
The Form Was Technically Correct: When Bureaucracy Breaks People
Red tape is something no one enjoys dealing with. Whether it’s signing more forms than necessary, jumping through five proverbial…
The Hidden Cost of Due Process: Court Involvement and Financial Instability
Quick FAQs Court Costs, Due Process, and the Financial Harm Courts Inflict Courts rarely describe what they do in plain…
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