by Michael D. Hills | Dec 13, 2013 | Michigan Law, Sex Offender Laws
In United States Court of Appeals v. David McLaurin the court was to decide if the District of Vermont’s imposition on the defendant, as a condition of supervised release, which may involve treatment that might include penile plethysmography testing, is legal. In...
by Michael D. Hills | Dec 20, 2013 | Michigan Firearms Laws, Michigan Law
I recently received a call from an individual who had been convicted of a felony, they asked if his life was threatened could he possess a gun to defend himself? Generally speaking a person who’s been convicted of a felony is not allowed to possess a firearm. If a...
by Michael D. Hills | Dec 27, 2013 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
I am asked more often than I can count: Can cops lie? Or, a client believes if they ask an undercover officer if they were police, they have to admit they are police officers. That is because cops can’t lie, right? Let’s put this to rest. Cops can, and do, lie...
by Michael D. Hills | Jan 10, 2014 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
In PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN V RICHARD LEE HARTWICK, Defendant appealed the trial court’s decision that Defendant was not entitled to immunity under § 4 of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMMA) nor was he entitled to a § 8 defense. The Court of Appeals...
by Michael D. Hills | Jan 17, 2014 | Franks Hearing, Michigan Law
Recently, I have been asked about what to do when a defendant thinks the police lied to obtain a search warrant. There is a recent case that covers this issue, People of the State of Michigan v. Marcus Dwane Manning. The case discusses when a trial court is obligated...
by Michael D. Hills | Jan 24, 2014 | Michigan Law
In a prior blog, we talked about the Michigan Sentencing Guidelines. In this post, we will discuss an example of how a court may be persuaded to sentence outside of the guidelines; this is called a departure. I have often been asked about the appropriateness or...
