A 58 year old man has pled no contest to negligent homicide in a case that his defense attorney calls a “tragic accident.” For this accident, the defendant may serve up to 4.5 months in jail.

On October 28 of last year he was driving a truck pulling a trailer, when that trailer became unhitched and crashed into the vehicle of a 46 year old grandmother. The woman died and the man was charged with a crime. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 at 2:03 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The Detroit Police Department under the direction of Chief Warren Evans has recently gone hyper-vigilant when it comes to choosing who gets stopped and who gets a pass. Officers are being told to pull over anyone, no matter how small the law violation and an effort to decrease crime in the city. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 3:09 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

A warrant was issued and later recalled in the probation violation of former Detroit mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick. He faces allegations of failing to pay restitution and disclosing important financial records as agreed upon in his plea agreement. [read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 4:22 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.