Direct Answer Michigan’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals are both hearing sentencing challenges this week, with…
Michigan’s appellate courts review the record. They do not retry cases. That distinction determines whether an argument…
A Barry County judge reportedly stated on the record that only the Hastings Banner was permitted access…
People v. Williams is moving toward oral argument at the Michigan Court of Appeals following a Supreme…
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Most discussions about court reform begin after the system has already failed. A wrongful conviction appears in…
In Michigan, courts are permitted to impose financial penalties. They are not permitted to do so casually,…
A woman is dead; another person was injured. Judge Michael Schipper acknowledged that reckless, illegal conduct caused…
Michigan’s sentencing system is not advisory in spirit; it is statutory in design. The Legislature created sentencing…
Every person who walks into a courtroom assumes one basic thing: the judge deciding their case is…
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