Michigan Criminal Defense Blog

Table of Contents What are the Penalties for a First-Time OWI Conviction in Michigan? Long-Term Consequences of a First-Time OWI Conviction in Michigan At Maesen Law Defense Attorney Ryan Maesen, PLC, our Grand Rapids OWI defense attorney knows it is a crime for a driver to have a bodily alcohol content (BAC) of .08 or greater in

Growing up I always wanted to be an FBI agent. I grew up on the old Hollywood movies and thought it would be a really meaningful and fun job. Even into the 1990s, shows like the X-Files made it seem interesting; though I didn’t think I would work on those cases. Well, that goal was

Courts should embrace remote technology During the pandemic, most courts in the State of Michigan embraced using remote technology, specifically Zoom, to conduct hearings remotely. This was the first time in history that courts in the State of Michigan used this type of technology. Prior to that, everything was done “in person.” Sadly, with the

A Disturbing new trend for Young men and their Parents Over the past year or so, I have noticed that I am getting more and more calls (and clients) who are young men between the ages of 17-20 charged with rape, the specific charge being Criminal Sexual Conduct 3rd Degree, with a girl between the

I know that I have written about this before, but I continue to see a lot of lawyers bald face lying on their websites about the skills they possess and the results they achieve. Don’t hire a great marketer, hire a great lawyer. Meet him or her face to ask them how he or she

I learned a long time ago that lawyers make their money by listening, not talking. Almost everyone thinks that lawyers spend their days talking and talking. The truth is that you don’t really build trust or learn anything from constantly talking. Ultimately, you only get results if you really care about your clients. That cannot

I recently had a client that was convicted of a sex offense in Arizona. The odd was that he was not present in the state at the time of trial. He had been given permission by the judge to return to Michigan to treat a tumor. The trial date adjourned. All of a sudden, the

Embezzlement is a crime involving a person who is entrusted with property or money of another and then converts to his or her own use. To put that in plainer English, it typically occurs when a person works for a company and takes money, often from a cash drawer, or property, (gift cards and the

Believe it or not, people in Michigan are now being charged as distributors of Child Porn merely be downloading it on their own computer. There is not need for it to be forwarded to a third party. Recently, I have noticed a number of cases in which the prosecution is charing my client with possessing