Criminal Defense Stories

 There are definite situations where you will want to seek counsel. In these situations, the experience of a skilled attorney will add much to your case. From strategy to support, an attorney with experience handling cases such as yours will be a valuable asset as you work through your legal troubles. That is why hiring an attorney is important . The nuances of the law can be complicated and difficult to understand. In these cases, it will be beneficial to hire an attorney to assist you. Whether you’re filing an accident claim, a Social Security claim or simply starting a business, a skilled lawyer will help make sure that you have all of the necessary information in order to move forward with your claim or business. There could be problems that could have been avoided had you hired a lawyer to help you in these cases. Not obtaining a lawyer could cost you much. In a criminal case, you could go to jail and in a civil case you could have to pay financially. In these cases, you need ...

Assault on R. KELLY at the Metropolitan Correctional Center by a fellow inmate last month, is in cell hell. Fear and terror have left him petrified and paranoid, said Nicole Blank Becker, one of Kelly’s attorney. Becker claims Kelly  can’t sleep and is now afraid to leave his jail cell during the two hours he’s permitted daily to venture out. His insomnia is serious. A former sex crimes prosecutor for the Michigan Macomb County state’s attorney’s office, Becker tells He’s even afraid to get his hair cut. Kelly is scared for his life terrified every single day since he was beaten in his jail cell by fellow MCC inmate Jeremiah Shane Farmer a month ago. Becker claims Kelly tells her there is a prisoner lockdown every time his fans conduct an outdoor protest near the MCC. His fans are already all over the internet protesting his incarceration. Farmer, a Latin Kings street gang member convicted of a racketeering conspiracy last year involving two 1999 Northwest Indiana murders, admitte...

 Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a Charles City man who failed to register as a sex offender after being found guilty of fondling a teen boy in 2011. Douglas Kent Lindaman former attorney and magistrate, defended his sex offender registry that he wasn’t required to register with authorities because he had posted an appeal bond following the guilty verdict on charges of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse in the summer of 2018. He also tried to argue that his conviction was set aside while his appeal was pending, and he unsuccessfully tried to put those theories before the jury in his failure to register trial. But in an opinion handed down , the Iowa Court of Appeals sided with the state and ruled Lindaman was properly barred from espousing his misinterpretation of the law to the jury. According to court records, an Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation agent and a Floyd County sheriff’s deputy approached Lindaman at his home following the 2018 verdict and e...

Police Scotland has announced plans to improve its computer crime -fighting stance with the publication of a new strategy setting out how it will adapt to the changing nature of crime, recruiting cyber-trained officers and establishing a National Centre of Excellence. National police service said the strategy, keeping people safe in the digital world, which it will formally present on Wednesday 30 September, recognises the need to provide reassurance, education and enforcement in public, private and digital spaces as the environment we live and work in evolves rapidly. Deputy chief constable and Police Scotland lead for crime and operational support, said that the nature of crime is changing and Police Scotland needs to change with it. The online space is becoming a bigger part of the front line of policing every day. The strategy will tackle the threat, risk and harm from a wide-range of digitally enabled crimes, going beyond cyber attacks and online fraud against organisations and in...

Detroit Police Department said an 8-year-old girl was sexually exploited by a 48-year-old man who sent her virtual money for an iPad game in exchange for nude videos. According to police, the investigation started in late June when the girl's mother reported the crime to the police. She told police her daughter plays the game Roblox and had become friends with a male who called himself John and  later identified as 48-year-old Clinton McElroy, a registered sex offender from Ellis, Kansas. McElroy was able to convince the 8-year-old girl to send him videos of herself in exchange for online currency used in the game, police said. When the girl's mother discovered this, she took it to the police and investigators found over 20 videos were made of the girl in various stages of undress. The investigation led police to McElroy and they contacted the Ellis County Sheriff's Department for assistance. The sheriff said McElroy had been arrested for a similar crime in 2017 and is a re...

 When you find yourself in need of a lawyer you may be wondering whether to hire one individually or to work closely with a Michigan law firm . There are several benefits to hiring a law firm that you may not have considered. Here are some common questions and answers that can help you see the benefits. Fighting any court case takes a lot of work and when an individual lawyer is fighting for clients, he or she may have too much on their plate at once and not give each case their full attention. When you hire a law firm you have a whole team working on your case, which gives them more resources and allows for effective collaboration in bringing a resolution to your case. Hiring a law firm means that you will have experienced lawyers in your corner. Even if they are not in the court room for your case they can advise the lawyer that is on the best way to handle your case. With the guidance of experienced lawyers, any lawyer in a firm can argue your case as well as someone with twice ...

A man is suspected of killing his wife and himself on Sunday morning moments after she called police for help regarding domestic violence .  Phoenix police found a couple dead in their home near 39th Avenue and Baseline Road after Syeda Sohaly Akter initially called about a verbal argument with her husband, Abul Ahsan Habib and then called police again when he returned. Police operator heard gunshots on the phone and, when police arrived at the house, they located the couple dead with gunshot wounds, according to Phoenix police spokesperson Sgt. Tommy Thompson.  Police are investigating the shooting as a possible murder-suicide and believe Habib may have fatally shot Akter.  About 9:26 a.m., Police responded to a report of an argument at the couple's home. Police spoke with Akter and her adult son for about 15 minutes, but Habib had left before officers arrived. Akter told police she was in a verbal argument with her husband and that she wanted him to move out. Police tol...

 As states across the country rush to curb the surge in coronavirus cases, once again the safest place for anyone to be is home. But for victims of domestic violence , home is far from a safe haven. The coronavirus has led to a surge in domestic violence, leaving victims and their children struggling to find access to food, safe housing, and transportation, according to a new study by Rutgers University. A team of researchers spoke with 83 victims of domestic violence over a nine-month period, beginning with the moment they left their abusive relationships and entered into a domestic violence shelter. They then tracked their progress over time to see what happens once a victim leaves. The study showed that some victims were met with various challenges and barriers including a lack of food, shelter, transportation, childcare, and opportunities for employment that pressured them to live in communities near their abusive partners. Others were forced to move back in with their abusers ...

 Legal issues do not arise often in most lives, but when they occur, few people have the knowledge of local laws and processes needed to protect their rights and ensure the best outcome.  When you bring your first case to a Detroit Sex Crimes Attorney , you gain the benefits of attorneys that can provide the benefits and support you need for a wide range of legal issues. Being accused of a criminal offense can be scary and distressing, whether you’re at fault or innocent. It can even be more upsetting when the other party is hell-bent on sending you to jail, and they have government resources to do it. Plus, the legal and criminal process can be quite confusing and overwhelming for a first-timer. There is plenty of paperwork to file, questions to answer from police officers, and evidence to gather. Any small mistake with these processes could jeopardize your case and mean a higher sentence, fine, or harsh charge on your record. You shouldn’t take chances.  Hiring a profes...

The Motor City is home to over 700,000 people, and is the largest city in Michigan. According to Forbes Magazine, the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn metropolitan area is the most dangerous place in America, and the city has some of the country’s highest crime rates.  Over 90 crimes per 1,000 residents occur annually, creating a dangerous reputation of delinquency for the area. Prosecutors will try to put anyone accused of a crime behind bars in efforts to lower the crime rate, but run the risk of convicting many innocent people and unnecessarily filling Michigan jails. Those convicted of a crime in Detroit can face stiff legal penalties, including jail time, probation, and fines. On top of these legal consequences, those convicted of a crime also face limited professional opportunities due to their criminal record. Employers often deny those with a criminal record a job, regardless of whether the conviction was related to the work. In many cases, those with a criminal record can also be ...

Second-degree criminal sexual conduct is a serious felony offense involving unwanted sexual touching, in many instances of a minor, a person with a mental or physical disability, or someone over whom you hold the power that you are suspected of using to coerce sexual activity. In other states, second-degree criminal sexual conduct might be charged as sexual battery or child molestation if the victim is a minor under a certain age. If you are convicted of second-degree sex crime , the consequences you face are severe, and some are life-long. You may be sentenced to years in prison, may be ordered to pay costly criminal fines and court costs, must submit to electronic monitoring for the rest of your life, have a permanent criminal record as a sex offender, limited in where you can live and may be denied housing because of your criminal record,you may lose your job or be turned down for work because of your felony record, and you’ll be restricted from doing certain kinds of jobs. A person...

Sexting is sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photographs, or images, primarily between mobile phones, of oneself to others. It may also include the use of a computer or any digital device. The term was first popularized early in the 21st century and is a portmanteau of sex and texting, where the latter is meant in the wide sense of sending a text possibly with images. A teacher from Greco Middle School was arrested and charged with sending sexual messages to a minor who goes to the school. Deputies began investigating James Michaud, 28, a couple of weeks ago, after the parents of the 13-year-old victim filed a complaint against the AVID coordinator and teacher. An arrest warrant shows the teacher and student sent messages on Instagram to each other from January of 2020 until September of this same year. Boy’s mother got concerned when she realized her son was spending so much time with the student outside of the classroom, the warrant shows. Records show Mi...

It can be frightening to get arrested. Being cuffed and led to a police station can be nerve-wracking. That's why you need to know all mistakes to avoid when arrested . Sometimes it is okay when the system is prejudiced or flawed; this can result in problems. The first thing that police often say to you is your Miranda rights. One of these is your right to remain silent. This is why when the policemen start asking you questions, you have every right to clam up. Most people forget this. For example, when a police officer asks whether you are drunk, don’t just up and admit it. Remember the other part of the Miranda Rights is that anything you say can be used against you, so don’t admit a crime while being arrested. The biggest mistake that people make is to talk about their case with friends, family, cellmates, law enforcement, and others. Law enforcement is allowed to lie to you in order to obtain a confession or in order to gain evidence to support a conviction. Your family members...

 Columbia man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison without parole for attempting to soliciting a minor to engage in sexual activity. The minor was an undercover law enforcement officer.  Jeffrey Charles Johnson was sentenced. He will also have 10 years of supervised release following his sentence. Johnson pleaded guilty to attempting to entice a minor for illicit sex on January 21. He responded to a post on a website frequented by prostitutes, asking for another person to help him find a juvenile female for a sexual encounter. Boone County Sheriff’s Department detective was undercover and posed as a single mother who was willing to allow Johnson to have sex with her 13-year-old daughter. According to court documents, Johnson has previously engaged in this type of activity. In September 2012, Johnson’s former wife discovered a bag of VCR tapes. On two of the tapes, Johnson discusses his desire to have sexual relations with a minor. On another tape, Johnson speaks with a...

 Lawsuit against Kernersville YMCA is headed to the N.C. Court of Appeals. The lawsuit alleges that officials at Kernersville YMCA did nothing about allegations a counselor sexually assaulted nine men when they were boys in the 1990s and early 2000s. Attorneys for the YMCA are filing a sex crime appeal for the decision of a Forsyth County judge to transfer the lawsuit to Wake County to resolve a motion to dismiss the suit. The men suing the YMCA argued that the motion dealt with constitutional issues that could potentially jeopardize the state law that made it easier for victims of child sexual abuse to file civil lawsuits. Attorneys for the men said a three-judge panel in Wake County should decide the issues and not a Forsyth County judge.   Judge Richard Gottlieb of Forsyth Superior Court agreed, sending the case to Wake County. But last month, Gray Wilson and Lorin Lapidus, attorneys for the YMCA, filed a notice of appeal. The current legal dispute is over a law known...

 Israeli court ruled that a former principal of an Australian school accused of sexually assaulting students could be extradited to Australia for trial, but implementation could be held up by an sex crime appeal . Malka Leifer has fought her return to Australia, including with a submission of mental illness, dragging the case on since 2014. Leifer, who was the principal of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish school in Melbourne, has denied the allegations against her. Jerusalem District Court, having ruled in May that Leifer was fit to face trial on the basis of a series of psychiatric examinations, decided at Monday's session that she could be extradited. It gave her 30 days to lodge an appeal with Israel's Supreme Court, and Leifer's lawyers said a challenge against extradition would be mounted there. Leifer is wanted by Australian police on 74 sexual assault charges, including rape, involving girls at her former school. She fled Australia in 2008 with what Australian authorities be...

 Pennsylvania Supreme Court said Tuesday that it had accepted convicted Bill Cosby's sex crime appeal of his 2018 conviction, thus raising the possibility it might be overturned in the future.  The court limited its review to two key issues from Cosby's appeal, which were raised during his two trials on charges of drugging and raping a woman at his Pennsylvania home in January 2004.   Under Pennsylvania law, the high court did not have to accept Cosby's nearly 300-page appeal, in which he raised multiple issues objecting to the conduct of his two trials.  Andrew Wyatt, a spokesman for Cosby, 82 and now serving a three-to-10 year sentence in a state prison, said the former TV icon is extremely thankful. In its one-page order, the Supreme Court said it would review the appellate panel's decision on Cosby's case based first on whether the trial judge's decision to allow other accusers to testify about alleged, uncharged prior bad acts by Cosby was prejudicial as op...

Howell man who allegedly exposed himself to a 5-year-old girl at a Genoa Township store returns to 53rd District Court on Aug. 9 for a pretrial exam conference.Troy Wayne Creekmore is charged with indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person and a parole violation. Creekmore, who is being held on a $100,000 bond, is a registered sex offender. His prior criminal history includes a 1996 conviction for second-degree criminal sexual conduct and a 2003 conviction for possession of a weapon by a prisoner. Michigan State Police said the girl’s mother reported July 25 that she was shopping around 12:25 p.m. at the Meijer store on Grand River Avenue when she asked one of her children to place something back on a shelf. The woman told police that although the mother had been watching Creekmore, he took advantage of a moment when the mom wasn’t looking to expose himself to the 5-year-old child. The mother then reported it to police and using the description the girl used and information Cre...

As South Florida coronavirus numbers plummet and local governments ease restrictions, Miami-Dade’s criminal court is planning how to resume jury trials, slowly and safely, to ease what figures to be a significant backlog of cases. Even so, virtual proceedings aren’t going anywhere anytime soon — and new flash points are emerging over how to maintain public safety while keeping the justice system limping along. Defense lawyers are challenging Miami-Dade judges who are expanding the use of Zoom, including one who ordered a probation-violation hearing that could send a man to prison for life. And prosecutors are challenging a judge who suggested a homeless woman undergo a Zoom deposition — from the outdoor vacant lot where she stays. For the entire summer, the system inched along, with only emergency hearings held in person, and Zoom being used for hearings. Among those hearings: ones regarding scheduling, to get defendants out of jails while awaiting trial, plea deals, and even hearings...

 A 32-year-old Wayne County woman has been accused by Michigan State Police in multiple investigations into the production and distribution of child pornography. The Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force announced Thursday that Chelsea Nicole Dunbar, of Romulus, had been charged with multiple counts of production, distribution, and aggravated possession of child sexually abusive material and first-degree criminal sexual conduct. Authorities said the investigation began in June, when law enforcement became aware of Dunbar possessing files of child pornography. Further investigation revealed a child victim in the case, police said. A search warrant was executed in Romulus, where Dunbar was taken into custody and the child victim was accounted for, police said. During the investigation, task force members said they became aware that the Detroit Police Department was investigating another internet account used by Dunbar for child sex...

 Celebrity jeweler known for auctioning the engagement ring President Donald Trump gave ex-wife Marla Maples pleaded guilty Monday to orchestrating a $12 million diamond caper. Joseph DuMouchelle, 58, owner of DuMouchelle Fine & Estate Jewelers in Birmingham, faces up to 12 1/2 years in federal prison for his role in a criminal case that involves millionaires, phony documents, blue bloods and The Yellow Rose, a rare 77-carat diamond. DuMouchelle tricked North Dakota businessman Thomas Ritter into wiring $12 million to invest in the diamond last year. Instead, DuMouchelle on Monday admitted withdrawing most of the money and spending the cash. Detroit Lawyer Prosecutors believe Ritter is among 26 victims who either gave DuMouchelle money or jewelry to sell, Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Reynolds said. The government believes the loss to victims is more than $25 million, though DuMouchelle lawyer Jonathan Epstein believes the loss could be less. At the time, the jeweler owed $430...

 Date rape is a form of acquaintance rape and dating violence. The two phrases are often used interchangeably, but date rape specifically refers to a rape in which there has been some sort of romantic or potentially sexual relationship between the two parties. Acquaintance rape also includes rapes in which the victim and perpetrator have been in a non-romantic, non-sexual relationship, for example as co-workers or neighbors.  A Pleasant View man charged earlier this year in Ogden in an alleged date rape has been arrested again in connection with a similar 2016 case. The Davis County Attorney’s Office last week filed six felony charges against Kade Duane Peterson, 22, alleging he assaulted an 18-year-old woman in Farmington four years ago.  Farmington Police Department said the woman reported she and Peterson met on social media and arranged a date on Sept. 29, 2016. She said they drove to a Farmington parking lot and they climbed into the back seat and Peterson started k...

The rights of the accused are the right to a fair trial due process to seek redress or a legal remedy and rights of participation in civil society and politics such as freedom of association, the right to assemble, the right to petition, the right of self-defense, and the right to vote Currently, in many countries with a democratic system and the rule of law, criminal procedure puts the burden of proof on the prosecution that is, it is up to the prosecution to prove that the defendant is guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, as opposed to having the defendant prove that s/he is innocent any doubt is resolved in favor of the defendant. Similarly, all such jurisdictions allow the defendant the right to legal counsel and provide any defendant who cannot afford their own lawyer with a lawyer paid for at the public expense which is in some countries called a court-appointed lawyer. The U.S. Constitution guarantees numerous individual rights against abuses by law enforcement, although it is ...

 A family of circus performers who were falsely accused of a  sex crimes against children have opened up about their 206-day ordeal - and hit out at the police tactics used to incriminate them. Seven members of the Cook family - who ran a Blue Mountains-based troupe in Katoomba west of Sydney were in 2018 arrested and charged with 127 offences related to an alleged child sex ring at their circus school.  Therese Cook-Williams, 60, her 54-year-old brother Paul Cook, her daughters Yyani, 35, and Clarissa, 25, their relatives Lachie and Lucy and one other woman were all cleared of any wrongdoing in Penrith Local Court two years later in February 2020.  The completely baseless allegations included rape, assault, kidnapping, participation in bizarre blood rituals as well as false claims Therese bit down into the penis of one of the boys before using her teeth to pick him off the ground.  Members of the family were kept in custody for as long as 206 days before being...

 Any person accused of Child Molestation Charges or abuse of a child is subject to serious consequences, and without an experienced criminal defense team these charges are tough to beat. If you have been accused of any of these actions, the penalties can be extremely severe. Obtain the services of an expert criminal defense team now. Every year there are many individuals who are falsely accused of a sex crime. False accusations can destroy a person’s career, personal life, and reputation in the community. The motivation for a false accusation can vary widely, and sometimes it is an honest mistake made by a traumatized victim who does not know the true identity of their attacker. It is also not unheard of to have false accusations of child abuse as part of a child custody battle. These are just examples, and there are many reasons that could lead to false accusations. The degree of the charge will depend on the allegations made as well as the prosecuting attorney’s discretion....

Stalking is unwanted and/or repeated surveillance by an individual or group toward another person. Stalking behaviors are interrelated to harassment and intimidation and may include following the victim in person or monitoring them. The term stalking is used with some differing definitions in psychiatry and psychology, as well as in some legal jurisdictions as a term for a criminal offense. For both female and male victims, stalking was often committed by people they knew or with whom they had a relationship. Two-thirds of the female victims of stalking reported stalking by a current or former intimate partner and nearly one-quarter reported stalking by an acquaintance. About 1 in 8 female victims reported stalking by a stranger.  Stalking is traumatic. You may experience nightmares, lose sleep, get depressed or feel like you’re no longer in control of your life. These reactions are normal. It can help to tell your friends and family about the stalking and develop a safety plan. Y...

Indecent exposure is the deliberate exposure in public or in view of the general public by a person of a portion or portions of their body in circumstances where the exposure is contrary to local moral or other standards of appropriate behavior. The term indecent exposure is a legal expression. Social and community attitudes to the exposing of various body parts and laws covering what is referred to as indecent exposure vary significantly in different countries. It ranges from outright prohibition to prohibition of exposure of certain body parts, such as the genital area, buttocks or breasts. Exposing one's genitals means just that to show your bare genitals. However, flashing one's underwear, no matter how revealing or skimpy, is usually not considered indecent exposure for purposes of most states' laws. While showing a bare female breast could result in a criminal charge, most states carve out an exception for women breastfeeding their babies. So what about urinating in ...

 Criminal sexual conduct is a serious allegation that can destroy a person's reputation even when the accusation is untrue. If you are convicted, the penalties are harsh and may involve mandatory minimum sentences, lifetime sex offender registration, and lifetime GPS monitoring. The good news is that not everybody who has been accused of CSC will end up being convicted of that crime. Aggressive lawyering can lead to the discovery of a weakness in the prosecution’s case. Some examples of this would be inconsistent statements by the accusers, alibi defenses, or technical legal defenses. A good sex crime attorney will look for ways Beating CSC Charges . An effective CSC litigator will find ways to change the dynamics of the case. Act quickly, delays in getting competent help from a CSC attorney can be costly. Most people immediately think of the legal ramifications of a criminal sexual conduct accusation, but there is more at stake than that. There is an extreme social stigma attached...

R Kelly has reportedly been moved to solitary confinement after being attacked in his prison cell by an inmate angry with his fans causing the jail to repeatedly go into lockdown. Attorney Nicole Blank Becker breaks down the full details on the attack on R. Kelly the R&B singer, who is awaiting trial on child pornography and other charges, was assaulted by a fellow detainee at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. Kelly, 53, faces several dozen counts of state and federal sexual misconduct charges in Illinois, Minnesota and New York, from sexual assault to heading a racketeering scheme aimed at supplying him with girls. The Grammy Award winning singer has denied ever abusing anyone. Kelly’s supporters have sometimes demonstrated in front of the downtown jail where Kelly is being held, Greenberg said, and when that occurs the facility goes on lockdown -- making Kelly’s fellow inmates angry at him, he argues in the filing. He has repeatedly denied all the accusations agai...

 A Defense For The Accused is either a denial of having committed a wrongful act or a justification for what would otherwise be regarded as criminal behaviour. For a defence to succeed, the accused must produce evidence that supports it. Most often, defendants go with the claim that they simply did not commit the alleged act in question. They might argue that someone else committed the crime or that no crime was committed in the first place. A defense attorney taking the position that no offense happened might claim that witnesses versions of events are untrue or that the client's actions didn't satisfy all the elements of the offense. There are several other defences available that do not qualify either as mental states or justifications. An accused person may not claim mistake of law, or ignorance of the law, as a defence for committing a criminal act. However, an important exception is in the case of an accused relying on the erroneous legal advice of an official such as a ...

 R. Kelly got put in a really bad spot by guards at the Chicago prison where he's locked up, and then they ignored his concerns of being in danger before R Kelly attacked in jail according to his legal team. Steven Greenberg and Nicole Blank Becker, tell a lot of the animosity toward Kelly within the Metropolitan Correctional Center is due to some of the prison guards telling the inmates that they had to go on lockdown because of protests outside the facility for R. Kelly. Kelly's lawyers and prosecutors in the Northern District of Illinois argued via telephone before Judge Harry Leinenweber Wednesday about Kelly's motion seeking immediate release due to the alleged inability of the federal Bureau of Prisons to protect his safety in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. Leinenweber rejected an immediate release. But he set deadlines for the prosecution and defense lawyers to file briefs on Kelly's motion for an evidentiary hearing to interrogate under oath M...

 A sex crime is any misdemeanor or felony of a sexual nature. It includes everything from forcible rape to grabbing your genitals in public to annoy someone. Due to various circumstances, innocent people are accused of sex crimes all the time. If you are charged, tried and convicted of even a minor sex crime, your name could be placed on the sex offender registry for years. Even if you feel that the charges against you are easy to fight, you should consider taking them seriously and hire a Sex Crimes Attorney to assist you. In doing so, you will protect your rights. Although the law is designed to protect sex crime victims, assuming that your best interests will always be kept in mind is naive. The history of sex crimes in America is one of the pendulum of justice swinging too far in the opposite direction over the past 20 years. A few decades ago, few sex crimes were prosecuted, as the victims – mostly women and children were too fearful to speak out, or, when they did speak out,...

Many individuals who are contacted by the police about a sex offense make the mistake of thinking that the police are there to help them, or that if they fully cooperate, the allegations will go away. To ensure that your rights are fully protected, you need an aggressive Michigan Sex Crimes Attorney knows how to deal with police officers that are trying to make a name for themselves. Defending against a sex crime or other CSC allegation is one of the most demanding challenges that a Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney can undertake.  Prosecutors, police, family members, friends and even judges can seem to line up against you.  People often assume you are guilty just because you have been accused of a crime.  Sex crime cases are difficult to defend and you should not trust an inexperienced attorney to handle them. For an experience criminal defense attorney, a sex crime case can have many opportunities. If you’ve been accused or charged with CSC or any other sex crime, con...

Michigan Penal Code 750.145a defines the crime and penalties of Accosting For Immoral Purposes . In the past, the accosting of a child has normally taken place in a park or at a school, where the defendant approaches the child and asks for an illegal sexual activity. Nowadays, child accosting tends to take place online. Sometimes, people believe that internet predators are more difficult to catch or that one is simply able to hide behind a computer screen. Not only are these false assumptions, but internet crimes bring serious and harsh penalties with them. If you are up against an internet crimes charge, and particularly one that involves a minor child, you are going to need an experienced and aggressive defense criminal defense attorney to fight for  you. Accosting, enticing or soliciting a child for immoral purpose is a Class F felony which will leave a convicted individual facing a maximum of four years in prison, fines of up to $4,000, or both if convicted. These penalties are...

 Michigan’s sex offender registry laws are considered to be some of the strictest in all the 50 states. Lawmakers made additions to the Sex Offender Registry Act in 2006 and 2011 to create stricter enforcements that both targeted new registrants and retroactively affected current registrars. Registrants often have trouble getting a job, renting an apartment, or spending time with their families due to their extreme restrictions. But for some people, Michigan Sex Offender Registry Removal is possible. If you have been convicted of a sex crime, you need to register your address with the state police. You will remain on the registry for a certain period of time and will have to make in-person appearances with the police to verify your information. The amount of time you spend on the registry as well as the number of appearances you make will depend on the tier offense with which your conviction aligns. There are 4 different cases where you will be allowed to petition a court for eith...

 Being charged with MI Crimes can be extremely frightening, especially if you’re facing jail time and major fines for your alleged crimes. In criminal cases, prosecutors are also required to show that you broke the law beyond a reasonable doubt the highest burden of proof in our legal system. For many crimes, prosecutors will ask for the maximum possible penalty, knowing that Michigan juries tend to view these allegations with an unforgiving eye.  But with the right Detroit criminal defense lawyer in your corner, you may have a shot at getting the outcome you desire in your case. Every case is unique, and how your charge turns out will depend on a number of factors, including the facts and the evidence. However, the strength of the arguments made in your favor also may be a determining factor in the outcome of your charge — and an experienced Detroit criminal defense lawyer is in the best position to make those arguments on your behalf. When you hire a criminal defense lawyer...