I need to file for a appeal for my son who was sentence to life in prison for a crime he did not do his lawyer did nt do his job

There are strict time limits for appeals that must be followed, or you are reduced to filing an application for leave to appeal, which can win but...

What is it called when you want to file an appeal already pleading guilty to a crime you did NOT commit and was threatened into?

There is no right of appeal in guilty plea cases in Michigan. Instead, if you are within 6 months of sentencing, you can file a motion to withdraw...

Sorry, but no factual information can be presented to the Michigan Supreme Court that was not already presented to the Court of Appeals and the...

How do an inmate file an appeal in Michigan after being sentence? How much time does he have to file? Can someone else file it?

The time to begin an appeal of right is 42 days from sentencing, not 56 as someone said. See court rule MCR 7.204(a)(2). Either you hire an...

These are three case numbers on the district court docket. The SM indicates a state misdemeanor, prosecuted by the county prosecutor. The OM...

I am on probation in macom county Michigan. I want to fly from Detroit Michigan to Boise Idaho for my nieces wedding.

Ask probation officer for permission. If you do not get it, you can file a motion with the judge. The penalty for being caught could be...

What is the procedure a felon have to go to to get a gun permit

A convicted felon may not possess a firearm under federal law 18 USC 922. Your only way of avoiding the federal statute is to reverse the felony...

In a Michigan small claims court is a written statement by an individual admissible, or must they be there to testify?

A written statement by the other side to the lawsuit is admissible. Under the hearsay rule, other written statements are normally admissible only...

Assuming you can prove that the statements were made, that they were false, that the speaker knew they were false, and that the statements are not...

A private business can hire or fire anyone they choose, for any reason or no reason, except for certain specific things prohibited by law, such as...