http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com Michigan criminal defense lawyers fight criminal, DUI, and traffic charges in MI courts. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:34:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Police in Flint are "cracking down" on pants wearing styles. According to the Michigan Free Press, you can face criminal disorderly conduct or indecent exposure charges and jail time for your attire. Police conduct gone too far? It is certainly an example of how broadly the charge of disorderly conduct ... http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2008/07/disorderly-conduct-saggy-pants/ Michigan newspapers are editorializing support for the proposed, so-called "Extreme Drunken Driving" bill, which would toughen penalties for those convicted of OWI / drunken driving in Michigan with high BAC levels (.15 BAC and above). The bill has not been voted on on the Michigan state Senate, but it believed to ... http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2008/05/michigan-extreme-drunken-driving-bill/ This article suggests that there has been no movement in the Legislature in pushing forward the "Extreme Drunk Driving" bill. The bill would require ignition interlock devices on anyone convicted of a drunk driving OWI charge who registered a .15 BAC or almost twice the legal limit for alcohol consumption ... http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2008/05/michigan-extreme-drunk-driving-bill-stalled/ Michigan lawmakers are proposing an Extreme Drunk Driving laws package that, if passed, would result in: Required Ignition Alcohol Interlock Device for first offense OWI convictions with a BAC of .15% (nearly 2x the legal limit for impairment) Required alcohol abuse treatment programs 45 days license suspension, after which the interlock device must ... http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2008/04/more-on-extreme-drunk-driving-law/ In an article in the Detroit News, it is noted how Michigan has continuously ramped up OWI/DUI law punishment and enforcement, yet Michigan still has the 11th highest rate of drunk driving in the nation. In the past, new laws have taken a punative approach, including: Reduction of the OWI BAC threshold ... http://www.mymichigandefenselawyer.com/2008/04/owi-laws-dont-reduce-drunk-driving/