Blog Posts in 2012
Posted on May 14, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, national news sources say that former Miss USA Rima Fakih received her sentence for driving under the influence ( DUI ). A judge decided to give Fakih six months of probation, $600 in ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
A new law recently enacted in Michigan has kept police busy over the past month. The "Super Drunk" law states that drivers with a blood-alcohol content level over 0.17% will face increased ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
Over the course of six days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents worked with law enforcement agencies around the country to detain 3,100 illegal immigrants. Following their teamwork, ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police were able to arrest one man on multiple charges last week in the state of Michigan. What started out as a theft call led to drug possession charges as well say news sources. Officers in Flint ...
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Posted on Apr 2, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
A Canadian man was arrested and placed into the back of a patrol car. It is clear that he had been drinking. As the man was being transported to the police station, he began singing Queen's ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
You may have heard, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston's ex-husband, is in trouble again. It is being reported that he was pulled over Monday for talking on a cell phone without using a hands-free ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
A young man faces multiple criminal charges after causing an accident in Ypsilanti last week. Officers say that the he not only caused a collision, but was found to be in possession of a handgun. ...
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Posted on Mar 19, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
Home The Law Offices of Freedman & Freedman , a Michigan criminal defense firm recently represented a client who was facing felony charges for embezzlement in Wayne County, Michigan. The charge ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two college students were involved in a burglary attempt in Palm Desert last week. One of the suspects was fatally shot by a police officer while the second sustained non-life-threatening injuries. ...
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Posted on Feb 20, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
A murder on the east side of Detroit, Michigan has led to several leads. Thanks to the tip of a man that might be connected to the murder , a "sex dungeon" was located under a popular bar. ...
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Posted on Feb 10, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
It was reported on wxyz.com that two men were arrested in Ferndale , one on Monday and the other on Tuesday. The men had a blood alcohol content ranging from .33 - .35. Both men have been repeatedly ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
Imagine, you go to a certain area in the City of Detroit for work purposes or for some other non-criminal purpose. The police stop you and ask what you are doing there. When you explain your ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
Not one but two men in Midland were arrested for suspicion of committing sex crimes against minors. Police in Michigan have been working hard to track down criminal offenders that have been accused of ...
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Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
assault and battery It is being reported that a 14-year-old boy from Flint was beaten by his classmates last Friday. The attackers were 15, 16 and 17-years old. The attack was videotaped and the boys ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
It is being reported that a Rochester Police officer was stopped, helping a motorist in need, when a man crashed his car into the police car. After the crash, the man allegedly admitted to drinking ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Michigan Criminal Defense Lawyer
Michigan police were called to the scene of a house party last weekend where a violent crime had taken place. A man reportedly bit off a portion of a woman's nose after the two became embroiled in ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
It is being reported that a Detroit father allegedly shot his son during some sort of argument last Friday. He was scheduled to be arraigned at 1:00 today. The charges - assault with intent to do ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
It is being reported that Byron Coney, along with 2 other men, tried to rob a man at his home in Lansing . It is being alleged that during the course of a fight or scuffle, gun shots were fired and ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
A deputy from the Oakland County Sheriff's Department was arrested last weekend. He is accused of drunken driving and fleeing and eluding police. Authorities claim that 2 witnesses saw his Jeep ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
A man in Michigan is still on the run for stealing thousands of dollars from an ATM machine. Police believe he was able to manipulate the machine in such a way as to take the money without being ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Freedman & Freedman
It is being reported that a 41-year-old woman from the Upper Peninsula was sentenced last week to federal prison for nearly 4 years. The crime? Biting the tip of a man’s nose, hitting him with a ...
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