Same system. Same county. Different outcomes that don’t reconcile. Sentencing is supposed to reflect proportionality, consistency, and…
Plea bargaining is often sold as efficiency. The danger starts when that efficiency turns into manipulation, coercion,…
Many thanks to my dear friend Dr. Samantha Hallman for sharing this with me! Lawyers have an…
Michigan’s sentencing guidelines are supposed to create structure. The harder question is who is interpreting that structure,…
When the prosecution controls both the courtroom narrative and the public narrative, the line between advocacy and…
On August 27, 2024, Oakland County Michigan Probate Court Judge Kathleen Ryan was removed from her docket…
Key Takeaways The four goals of criminal sentencing — retribution, rehabilitation, deterrence, incapacitation — often fail to…
Update — January 2026 For the latest Michigan Supreme Court decision on Schipper’s upward departures, read the…
Back in 2023, I shared some of my lessons learned from my first Judicial Tenure Commission complaint…
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