by Michael D. Hills | Sep 15, 2011 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
The Michigan Court of Appeals has recently affirmed case law related to MCL §333.26428(a), which lists affirmative defenses to charges of manufacturing marijuana. Pursuant to People v. Reed, __ Mich App __; NW2d __ (2011), “for a §8 affirmative defense to apply,...
by Michael D. Hills | Nov 12, 2012 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
On August 28, 2012 the Michigan Court of Appeals decided People v. Brown and found that a Search Warrant Affidavit concerning marijuana need not provide specific facts pertaining to the MMMA. The court found this because possession, manufacture, use, creation, and...
by Michael D. Hills | Jan 16, 2012 | Michigan Law
The State of Michigan provides some individuals the opportunity of having a prior conviction set aside. Michigan has had a Set Aside Law for many years. However in 2011 the law was revised and some changes were made. As of the 2011 changes the minimum requirements...
by Michael D. Hills | May 21, 2012 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
On May 3, 2012 the Michigan House of Representatives passed House Bill number 4834, which would require Michigan Marijuana Registry Card Holders to have a photo ID on their Registry Identification Cards. This Bill also states the new cards will expire after two years...
by Michael D. Hills | Dec 6, 2013 | Michigan Law
Our office had a recent question regarding sentencing guidelines in State Court. Specifically: What does the Prosecution have to show to add points to your score? I believe this question was related to the Michigan sentencing guidelines. For those who don’t...
by Michael D. Hills | Nov 29, 2013 | Michigan Law
There has been a lot of media attention to problems in government laboratories lately. I came across an article recently that I found enlightening. ABAJOURNAL article, Crimes in the Lab by Mark Hansen, discusses major concerns over malpractice in DNA testing...
