Defendant Acquitted After Retrial Not Entitled To Compensation From State
The Michigan SCT declined to hear the plaintiff’s appeal, thereby affirming that the plaintiff wasn’t entitled to compensation for the 9 years he spent in prison before being acquitted of sexual assault.
Police Interrogation Wrongly Admitted: Defendant Entitled To New Trial
A defendant convicted of criminal sexual conduct was entitled to a new trial because an unredacted recording of the defendant’s police interrogation was improperly admitted into evidence.
Judge Who Endorsed Prosecutor In Election Didn’t Have To Disqualify Himself From Criminal Case
A trial court judge did not have to disqualify himself from the defendant’s criminal case even though the judge had publicly endorsed the prosecutor in a Circuit Court election campaign.
Appellate Courts to Review Constitutionality of SORA as Applied to Juveniles?? Only Time Will Tell....
In a September 30, 2009 opinion, Washtenaw County Family Court Judge, Hon. Darlene O'Brien, called into question the constitutionality of SORA's application in juvenile cases.
Court of Appeals Halts Downward Departure
In People v McNeil, the Court of Appeals found that the trial court had abused its discretion by granting the defendant a downward departure from the sentencing guidelines for reasons that were not substantially compelling.