Month: December 2021

In Michigan, anyone arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) is already deemed under the law to have given consent to chemical testing – a legal principle more commonly referred to as “implied consent”. Indeed, if police have reasonable grounds...

Across the country, it is common for college students to experiment with different drugs while on campus. While marijuana legalization is gaining acceptance across the country, those students using the substance on campus still run the risk of facing charges if they...

The first conviction and sentencing for the offense of organized retail crime occurred recently in Kent County. In March, the new theft law went into effect and moved certain theft crimes from a misdemeanor to a felony. The aim of the law is purportedly to go after...

In early July 2013, a Michigan woman testified that a man forced her to smoke crack cocaine at a motel before allegedly raping her. She claimed that although she had initially planned to get high on crack with the man she changed her mind when he began acting...