by Barton Morris | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog, Expungement, In the News, Marijuana, Michael Norman
Recently, there has been a lot of news about the significant and important changes to Michigan’s criminal record expungement law. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed several bills into law in October 2020 known as the “Clean Slate” initiative. Among the...
by Barton Morris | Feb 17, 2021 | Blog, Drug Crimes, In the News, Michael Norman, Probation
Medical Marijuana Use While on Probation In early 2021, the Michigan Court of Appeals in People v. Thue, COA 353978 (2021), definitively ruled that the legal use of medical marijuana cannot be banned as part of probation and cannot be used to violate probation or...
by Barton Morris | Feb 12, 2021 | Assault and Battery, Blog, Michael Norman
Facing aggravated assault charged in Michigan? Here are some things you should know. In Michigan, assault is defined as the threat or use of force on another that causes the person to have reasonable apprehension of imminent harmful or offensive contact. MCL 750.81...
by Barton Morris | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog, In the News, Juvenile, Michael Norman, Probation, Search and Seizure, Substance Abuse
Criminal justice reform is a set of ideas to make the application of the law more equitable. The idea of criminal justice reform has mostly bipartisan support, and is a series of changes to existing laws to make the criminal justice system more just. The underlying...
by Barton Morris | Jan 12, 2021 | Alcohol, Blog, Drivers License Restoration, Substance Abuse
There’s no doubt that a driver’s license restoration hearing is stressful. You’ll be one-on-one with a hearing officer with the task of convincing them that you’re sober and will remain so for the rest of your life. The hearing officer will...
by Barton Morris | Dec 18, 2020 | Assault and Battery, Blog, Domestic Violence, Michael Norman, Sex Offenses
Can you get arrested for self-defense? No. Self-defense isn’t a crime, so you cannot be arrested for self-defense. However, you can be arrested for suspicion that you have committed a crime such as murder, aggravated assault or battery. Charged with an assault...
