Kingsley, MI
Criminal defense Lawyer at Kingsley, MI
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice
OUTCOME: Not guilty by jury
Client charged with assault for conduct involved with pulling his heroin-addicted daughter out of a drug house. Acquitted after trial. Was later told by judicial services officer that he could not beli ... eve the police charged that case and that the prosecutor would pursue it and he would hope more people would do what client did.
OUTCOME: Sentence reversed on appeal
Represented client in misdemeanor DUI. Judge doubled fine from $4000 to $8000 based on location of traffic stop. Successfully appealed sentence to Court of Appeals, which reversed the enhanced sentence ... .
OUTCOME: Felony dismissed on motion
Client charged with felony evidence tampering for using a "whizzinator." Successfully filed a motion to dismiss.
OUTCOME: Felony dismissed by motion
Client charged with felony possession of controlled substances and assault on an officer after a bogus stop while he was walking down the street. Successfully filed motion to suppress evidence of the c ... ontraband, which eliminated the felony charges. The assault later "went away."
OUTCOME: Not guilty by jury
Serviceman charged with felony assault after rear-ending another car. Other driver alleged that he suffered spinal injury. At trial, proved that the spinal injury preexisted the accident by years and a ... rgued that complainant was trying to get preexisting condition covered by client. Expert testimony from neurosurgeon and chiropractor.
OUTCOME: Felonies dismissed
Client charged with felony terroristic threatening and felony assault with a weapon for a remote Alaskan encounter on a sandbar. Motion to dismiss indictment resulted in terroristic threats charges bei ... ng dismissed. State settled the felony assault as a misdemeanor mid-trial.
OUTCOME: Dismissed midtrial
Charged with totally made up assault by manipulative and unstable significant other. Kind of a scorned-lover defense, but much sadder. Jurors were crying after I cross-examined alleged "victim." State ... dismissed after cross-examination (and may have got a stern talking to from the judge about bringing such cases).
OUTCOME: Not guilty by jury
Client charged with assault for beating up town drunk who threatened disabled woman. Argued client legitimately believed that he was protecting the woman and that the drunk had it coming. Acquitted.
OUTCOME: Not guilty by jury
Serviceman charged with felony possession of illegal pornography after downloading files from military internet while overseas. Apparently deployed persons would share vast amount of media of the netwo ... rks, which mostly consisted of legal/normal video games, movies, and music. Argued accidental and unknown download. Acquitted.
OUTCOME: Not guilty by jury
Retired gentleman in ongoing dispute with police neighbors about their dogs defecating in his yard. Client charged with disorderly conduct after words exchanged. Argued it straight up to the jury, clie ... nt testified to the truth, WHOLE truth, and nothing but the truth. Acquitted.
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