Michigan State Police Search at Traffic Stop Dismissed
May 01, 2013
OUTCOME: Dismissed
The Michigan State Police, operating their aggressive traffic stops of normal citizens for the purpose of conducting drug investigations, found a trace amount of marijuana. Nye filed a motion to dimis...s finding 3 separate and blatant constitutional violations by the Michigan State Police Trooper in his video of the traffic stop. The prosecutor could not defend the violations and dismissed all charges.
Criminal defense
Felony Manufacturing and Delivery Marijuana Dismissed
Jan 01, 2013
OUTCOME: Dismissed
The Michigan State Police conducted a helicopter and tactical team operation to find marijuana plants -- primarily by licensed medical marijuana patients growing plants outside. Nye filed a motion to ...suppress the MSP search without a search warrant and evidence was suppressed and the case dismissed.
Criminal defense
Operating ORV on Restricted License Dismissed
May 11, 2012
OUTCOME: Dismissed
The client was charged for operating an ORV on a restricted license. We filed a motion to dismiss the charge because there is no such crime in Michigan. The Court ultimately did not address the issue... of whether it was a crime; however, since the notice from the Secretary of State did not expressly prohibit operating an ORV on a restricted license the Montmorency County District Court judge dismissed the charge for lack of notice to the restricted driver.
Real estate
$17,000.00 JURY VERDICT FOR TRESPASS CASE
N/A
OUTCOME: Jury verdict for Nye's client
Mr. Nye's client was a hardworking wage earner who happened to have a selfish, grumpy neighbor. The neighbor put up a fence, encroaching upon Mr. Nye's client's property, and proceeded to claim right ...to his client's property. Against one of the most famous trial lawyers in the State of Michigan, Mr. Nye won a jury verdict of $17,000.00 for his client on his client's single claim and defeated seven counterclaims by the neighbor.
Criminal defense
FIRST DEGREE CSC CASE DISMISSED ON MOTION
N/A
OUTCOME: Dismissed
Mr. Nye's client was wrongfully accused by his step-daughter of illegal sexual contact. Mr. Nye filed a motion to dismiss the case on a very specific, technical and controlling legal ground. The case... was dismissed. Mr. Nye's client was free.
Criminal defense
NOT GUILTY VERDICT ON RESISTING AND OBSTRUCTING
N/A
OUTCOME: Jury verdict for Nye's client
Mr. Nye's client was a severe diabetic. During a sugar crash, she drove her car into a guard rail and off the road. When the police responded and did not notice a passerby. The police appeared, and ...being absolutely ignorant of the effects of diabetes, proceeded to treat Mr. Nye's client's resistance as an intentional act, as opposed to a severe diabetic reaction. She put a slapping, mouthy struggle, and the police arrested her for resisting and obstructing. That is a felony offense. In point of fact, the police provided her with a sugar test at the police station, and at trial Mr. Nye obtained expert testimony from a medical doctor that his client's medical condition from the diabetes caused her irrational behavior. Despite providing medical evidence to the prosecutor prior to trial, the prosecutor continued to prosecute the unfortunate, diabetic lady. At trial, Mr. Nye convinced the jury that the cause for her strange behavior and resistence to the police was a direct result of her diabetic crash, and the police should have treated her with compassion rather than arresting her as a common criminal. It should be noted that Mr. Nye's client was in her mid-50's, had never had a criminal record, and worked at a party store. Mr. Nye did this case pro bono, that is without any charge whatsoever, and rightfully defended the freedom of this poor, unfortunate, diabetic lady. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and his client walked free.
Land use and zoning
OVERZEALOUS TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR DEFEATED AT TRIAL
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OUTCOME: Bench trial verdict for Nye's client
Mr. Nye's client operated a non-conforming use business, which was a permitted use because it was a "grand-fathered" exception to the zoning ordinance. Nevertheless, a local official attempted to abus...e his or her position and shut down Mr. Nye's client's business. At trial, Mr. Nye obtained a court order permitting his client to continue the operation of his business.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
$10,000.00 MORTGAGE ADJUSTMENT
N/A
OUTCOME: Settlement for Nye's client
Mr. Nye's client was a hard-working person at a retail store. His mortgage company screwed him over by misappropriating payments and then making representations which resulted in him being $10,000.00 ...in the hole on his mortgage. Mr. Nye put his client in bankruptcy and sued the mortgage company to reach a resolution to reinstate the mortgage in the proper amount with a $10,000.00 credit.
Criminal defense
FIRST DEGREE CSC CASE DISMISSED AFTER PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
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OUTCOME: Case dismissed
Mr. Nye's client was wrongfully accused of improper sexual contact with a neighbor girl. At the preliminary examination after exhaustive preparation by Mr. Nye, he was effective in illustrating to the... prosecutor that the allegations could not have possibly occurred as alleged. After the preliminary examination, the prosecutor dismissed the case for lack of evidence sufficient for trial.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
$20,000.00 MORTGAGE ADJUSTMENT FOR WRONGFUL MORTGAGE SERVICING
N/A
OUTCOME: Settlement for Nye's client
Mr. Nye's client was a working class lady who dealt with one of the worst mortgage companies in the industry. They wrongfully screwed her out of thousands of her hard-earned dollars which she made to ...them in payments. Mr. Nye threw her into a bankruptcy and sued the mortgage companies twice to save this lady $20,000.00 of wrongful and corrupt fees charged by the mortgage company. The settlement agreement and orders were enforced by the bankruptcy court.