What do you do when you are innocent, but convicted and sentenced for a crime you didn’t commit? What happens when you have trouble following rules in prison because – for a good reason – you don’t believe you should be treated this way? And, what happens when your case comes up for parole? You…
For once, there’s a story in the news of a positive ending for someone accused of criminal conduct. Dr. Joseph Oesterling is a Saginaw-area urologist and was previously Chief of Urology at the University of Michigan Hospital. He trained at Johns Hopkins and the Mayo Clinic. Oesterling was charged and went to trial for 7…
Who Raids Police Homes? The answer is, of course, The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). We all know how much power local law enforcement can have in any given situation. The news media has lately been full of stories that. If you take it from one point of view, point to the…
If you have been following the news related to medical marijuana in Michigan, and especially dispensaries, you know that most medical marijuana is operating in a legal grey area. It has been tricky for lawmakers, medical dispensaries, and even those administering medical marijuana to know which practices are legal and which could land them in…
Matthew John Andaluz, 44, of Battle Creek was sent to prison in September 2017 to serve a 30-year term, followed by 10 years of supervised release. His crime? Andaluz created a series of child pornography which he shared on the internet. This, eventually, was what cost him most of the rest of his life.
By now, most people who have been through a divorce understand the divorce laws in our country. However, what you might now know is how the most prevalent type of divorce laws here – the “No Fault Divorce” – may not adequately address issues of domestic violence in marriage. Because Michigan has only no fault…
Recently, I came across an article about addiction that piqued my curiosity. I wanted to take a closer look in light of the current presidential administration is possibly re-starting the war on drugs. That war put so many behind bars in the 90s and did nothing to eradicate America’s drug problem. In fact, opioid addictions…
In the summer of 2017, the former Detroit drug dealer nicknamed “White Boy Rick” was granted parole from prison. It took nearly 30 years, but the 10-member Michigan Parole Board voted unanimously to release him. Richard Wershe was arrested at the age of 17 during the 1980s crack epidemic.
This timeline, published on The Oakland Press website, gives a nice overview of where the State of Michigan has been so far in terms of Marijuana legalization.
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