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27 Mar 2010, 9:27 am
The ACLU's brief argues that the quality of court-appointed legal defense in Berrien, Muskegon and Genesse Counties falls below the Sixth Amendment's guarantee of effective legal counsel.The case was filed in the Ingham County Circuit Court where the trial judge certified Plaintiff's case as a class-action.Defendants Governor Jennifer Granholm and the State of Michigan are represented by the Michigan Attorney General, Mike Cox. [read post]
1 Mar 2010, 4:47 pm
In that case, 18-year-old _____ had been found guilty of having consensual sex with his then 15-year-old girlfriend — now his wife — by a Muskegon County judge. [read post]
4 Feb 2010, 7:19 pm
” Muskegon-area lawmakers, informed of the ruling Thursday by The Muskegon Chronicle, said they intend to take action. [read post]
15 Jan 2010, 11:25 am
Defendants Dalton Township and Muskegon County levied the Dalton Tax to fund a sewer project. [read post]
24 Dec 2009, 5:46 am
Indigent defendants in three Michigan counties -- Muskegon, Berrien and Genesee -- are suing the state over what they claim is an underfunded and inadequate public defender system. [read post]
17 Dec 2009, 1:01 am
Last month, in what the Muskegon Chronicle described as a "precedent-setting decision," an appeals court removed a man from the sex offender registry, calling his inclusion "cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
16 Dec 2009, 4:02 pm
Last month, in what the Muskegon Chronicle described as a "precedent-setting decision," an appeals court removed a man from the sex offender registry, calling his inclusion "cruel and unusual punishment. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 8:16 pm
The state appeals court on ordered a Muskegon County judge to strike his name from the registry, calling it cruel punishment. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 5:33 pm
9-20-2009 Michigan:MUSKEGON COUNTY -- A Muskegon judge has awarded most of child-murderer Dean Catlin Metcalfe's pension money to the state, to reimburse taxpayers for some of the cost of keeping Metcalfe in prison until he dies.The Sept. 3 order by 14th Circuit Judge James M. [read post]
10 Nov 2009, 5:34 am
11-10-2009 Michigan:by Muskegon ChronicleLawmakers need to review the rules that put names on the listThe Michigan Court of Appeals’ precedent-setting decision to remove a Muskegon man’s name from the state’s Public Sex Offender Registry was the right one.And we urge the state Legislature to follow up with a careful review of the sex registry and who should be on it.Robert Lee Dipiazza was [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 6:37 am
11-6-2009 Michigan:Advocates of reforms to America's sex-offender laws no doubt will cheer a Muskegon-area man's successful effort to get his name off the state's registry.A state appeals court ruled unanimously this week that keeping the man's name on the list constituted cruel and unusual punishment.When he was 18, Robert Dipiazza engaged in a consensual sexual relationship with his 14- [read post]
5 Nov 2009, 3:56 pm
The Muskegon area defendant was 18 in 2004 when he was convicted of attempted third-degree criminal sexual conduct for having relations with his then 15-year-old girlfriend. [read post]
25 Oct 2009, 6:31 pm
I read a story in the paper today about two people injured in a Muskegon County Car Pick-up Accident on October 21st near Whitehall. [read post]
8 Oct 2009, 9:29 am
The defendant, Douglas Frechette, had a previous criminal history and was listed in the Michigan State Sex Offender Registry as living at a particular address in Muskegon, Michigan. [read post]
8 Sep 2009, 7:20 pm
I heard a tragic story on the radio over the weekend about a fatal Muskegon County bicycle accident that occurred Saturday. [read post]
3 Sep 2009, 4:31 pm
Related posts:Fatal Mackinac County Hit & Run Pedestrian AccidentFatal Clare County Car AccidentFatal Muskegon County Bicycle Accident [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 5:10 am
Hutchison v Hutchison, Docket No. 284259 [Muskegon County, July 28, 2009] The trial court held that the prenup could be voided because the facts and circumstances are so changed since the agreement was executed that its enforcement would be unfair and unconscionable, citing Reed v Reed, 265 Mich App 131, 142-143 (2005). [read post]
13 Jun 2009, 5:04 pm
Eight indigent criminal defendants whose cases were still pending trial filed a civil class action against the State of Michigan and the Governor alleging that the systems for court-appointed defense counsel in Berrien, Genesee, and Muskegon counties violated their rights to the effective assistance of counsel under the U.S. and Michigan Constitutions. [read post]
19 Mar 2009, 9:47 am
Muskegon County has advised the Justice Department that it has already begun implementing some of these corrective measures. [read post]
15 Feb 2009, 7:10 pm
A Roosevelt Park car accident has severely injured a Muskegon man. [read post]
