Michigan’s appellate courts review the record. They do not retry cases. That distinction determines whether an argument…
Executive Summary This article documents a three-year effort to report Barry County Prosecutorial and Court misconduct through…
The Core Problem: When the Record Itself Becomes the Liability The presumption of regularity is founded on…
Why go through all of this trouble to hide Barry County court records? Find out in the…
What Access to Justice Is Supposed to Mean In theory, access to justice is simple. If your…
Appellate review plays a critical role in maintaining the integrity of criminal adjudication. While trial courts resolve…
Quick FAQs What is the harmless error doctrine?The harmless error doctrine allows appellate courts to uphold a…
On January 30, 2026, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a narrowly tailored but consequential order in People v. Scott Michael…
Michigan’s sentencing guidelines are designed to bring structure, proportionality, and predictability to criminal sentencing. While often discussed…
A woman is dead; another person was injured. Judge Michael Schipper acknowledged that reckless, illegal conduct caused…
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