Category: Criminal Defense

Key Takeaways The main difference between a felony and misdemeanor in Michigan is the maximum period of incarceration that can be imposed. A felony conviction can result in being sentenced to serve time in the state prison, under the...

When I spoke with my Client, he told me what had actually happened that day. Next, we began discussing his conversation with the Detective, who he indicated had been very polite and professional. My Client was just freaked out about that “warrant” comment. I explained to my Client that...

A person is “subject to” a Court Order when that Court has Jurisdiction over them. The subject of Jurisdiction could fill a small Law Library in and of itself, but for our purposes, we’re talking about a person having some relationship to a case pending in a particular Court. That...

However, the fact that a person was fingerprinted and booked does not go away, and the Court does not destroy or seal its’ file. Thus, there is a Public Record of this transaction, but the person winds up without a conviction. This can be a little problematic where someone has their record...

The actual name of the law, Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, may conjure up some image of “trainees” in boot-camp regalia, but in truth, there’s nothing like that. A person who has been granted HYTA (also called YTA) by a Court must, at a minimum, be placed on Probation. A Judge cannot order...