Judicial discretion is a central feature of sentencing in Michigan courts. It allows judges to account for…
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…
American courts are built on a promise of proportionality. Sentencing is supposed to reflect conduct, context, and…
Sentencing integrity is one of the quiet foundations of a functioning justice system. When sentencing outcomes are…
A woman is dead.Another person was injured.Judge Michael Schipper acknowledged that reckless, illegal conduct caused the crash….
We like to believe courtrooms are neutral spaces, that justice is blind. That judges are impartial referees…
Mandatory minimum sentencing was born from a political era obsessed with being “tough on crime” and completely…
For the latest Michigan Supreme Court decision on Schipper’s upward departures, read my full analysis on the…
Too often, sentencing decisions are treated as sterile calculations—months, years, guidelines, ranges. What gets erased in that…
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