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A bond order controls the amount you must post and the conditions you must follow while your Michigan criminal case is pending. When those terms no longer fit your circumstances, knowing when you can seek an adjustment helps get the process going. Understanding the...
A federal fraud or embezzlement charge can threaten everything you have built: your career, your family’s privacy, your assets and your standing in Detroit’s business community. If you have never faced the criminal justice system, the idea of a public trial may feel...
Federal investigations can start quietly. No one may have charged you yet. Still, signs may appear around your office, your bank records or your business contacts. For a Detroit executive, that silence can feel almost manageable. It may not stay that way. Your name,...
Facing an assault charge can feel overwhelming. However, understanding the charge you face puts you in a stronger position to make informed decisions. In Michigan, not all assault charges are the same. Hence, knowing the difference between simple assault and...
You might believe that if you weren't the one pocketing the money, you are legally safe. Perhaps your boss or a board member gave you direct orders and you assume that following them shields you from liability. However, in the eyes of the Department of Justice,...
What starts as an argument can quickly turn physical, leaving you to react without time to think. In that moment, your focus narrows to one thing: protecting yourself. But once everything calms down, legal questions follow, and what felt necessary during the...
Michigan courts often have pretrial diversion programs that offer an opportunity to avoid a permanent criminal conviction on your record. On a nice spring day in April 2015, a tour bus carrying rapper Nelly was stopped and searched for drugs. When all was said and done, the police found marijuana, methamphetamine, and other drugs. Nelly and some of his crew…
“Diversion” refers to a number of programs that help divert a criminal case from the criminal justice system. An example is Michigan’s drug diversion program where a defendant is given the opportunity to complete substance abuse classes in lieu of being charged with a crime. If you are charged with a crime in Metro Detroit, you need to know your…
MCL 333.7411 provides a pretrial diversion program for the crime of use or possession of drugs. The program offers an opportunity to avoid a permanent criminal conviction on your record. Discharge and Dismissal of Drug Use or Possession (MCL 333.7411) For first-time offenders, Michigan law (MCL 333.7411) may provide the means to have the case dismissed. Having the case dismissed…
If you’re facing CCW charges in Wayne, Oakland or Macomb County and want to have your charges reduced or dismissed, Attorney Carl Jordan shares your goal. He has an outstanding track record in getting great results in CCW cases. These types of charges require a knowledgeable and experienced attorney. Judges and prosecutors are intent on getting convictions due to the…