by Ryan Maesen | May 4, 2016 | Legal Insights
Why do attorneys represent criminals? I think most criminal defense attorneys get asked this once in a while. If someone discovers I recently got a jury to return a not-guilty verdict in favor of my client, I sometimes get the follow-up question: How can you do that?...
by Ryan Maesen | May 1, 2016 | Legal Insights
Michigan has 4 degrees of criminal sexual misconduct. The penalties for these crimes are amount the most serious under Michigan law. If you are facing one of these charges, get a very good attorney immediately. In most cases, these charges are not going to resolved by...
by Ryan Maesen | Oct 9, 2015 | Legal Insights
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man convicted of two Illinois murders will remain locked up pending trial on gun and drug charges, a judge ruled Friday, Oct. 9. Harold Ernest Shields Jr., 37, was indicted this week after he allegedly sold crack cocaine and possessed a...
by Ryan Maesen | Mar 3, 2015 | Legal Insights
LUDINGTON — A Ludington man accused of four counts of criminal sexual conduct involving a victim under 13-years-old, appeared in 51st Circuit Court today. Benjamin Michael Bentz, 33, of 202 Fourth St., Ludington, was arrested Nov. 7 by the Ludington Police Department...
by Ryan Maesen | Aug 1, 2014 | Legal Insights
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Those who warn of the danger of video games may have more ammunition after a 25-year-old Grand Rapids man pleaded guilty to responding to Craigslist ads offering X-Box and PS3 game systems for sale by robbing the sellers at gunpoint. Leroy Montrell...
by Ryan Maesen | Feb 6, 2014 | Legal Insights
A Michigan funeral home dropped the casket carrying Ellnora James, causing her body to fall to the ground before the memorial service could begin. The Ivy K. Gillespie Funeral Home in Grand Rapids, Michigan agreed to an $80,000 casket lawsuit settlement with the...
