Broad and somewhat vague medical marijuana laws in Michigan have citizens tiptoeing around what they believe is their right, and law enforcement officials scrambling to control what they see as a threat to law and order. Cities and towns are passing ordinances to control how medical marijuana is supposed to be regulated, leading to what many say is essentially ignoring the medical marijuana laws voters demanded. [Read more…]
Detroit Man Faces Identity Theft Charges For Reading Wife’s Email
Recent charges filed by Oakland County prosecutors have defense attorneys and many others scratching their heads. A thirty three year old man is facing criminal charges for accessing his former wife’s email account on the family computer prior to their divorce. He discovered she was having an affair with a previously abusive man and took action to protect the woman’s son. [Read more…]
Michigan Lawmakers Working on Synthetic Drug Ban
Michigan State Representatives have spent the past five months working on new legislation to ban chemical synthetic drugs which have been gaining popularity at an alarming rate. Substances known as K2, “Spice”, BZP, and LOL could all be affected. [Read more…]
Michigan Ecstasy Use & Trafficking Increasing
MDMA, better known as ecstasy, experienced a slight drop in use early in the 2000s. But now, the drug is back and bigger than ever. What used to be trafficked in fairly limited quantities is now being brought across the Canadian border by the truckload. [Read more…]
Prosecutor Proposes Rule To Keep Innocent People Locked Up
It seems we read stories on a monthly basis of convictions being overturned after the fact. Whether due to prosecutorial misconduct or mistaken identity, the growing trend seems to suggest there are more innocent people behind bars than previously suspected. If a Wayne County Prosecutor has her way, however, some of those innocent people could be required to fulfill their sentence regardless. [Read more…]
Sexting Laws in Michigan
The act of “Sexting”, or sending sexually explicit images or texts can lead to felony sex offender charges under Michigan law, even by willing participants. That is the conclusion of one attorney, in discussing an investigation by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department into alleged “sexting” by teens who are students at Dakota High School. [Read more…]