by Barton Morris | Mar 6, 2020 | Alcohol, Assault and Battery, Barton Morris, Blog, Civil Forfeiture, Domestic Violence, DUI, Expungement, In the News, Juvenile, Probation
The Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration has recently learned that Michigan’s criminal justice system is misusing its jails. This was the conclusion of the task force’s most recent report calling for criminal justice reform in Michigan. In...
by Barton Morris | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog, Civil Forfeiture, Drug Crimes
What can make a search warrant invalid? The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects its citizens from “unreasonable searches and seizures.” The first step for all searches or seizures in this country is the search warrant. More than 50 years ago,...
by Barton Morris | Oct 3, 2017 | Blog, Civil Forfeiture
No Criminal Charge Necessary Did you know that the state and the federal government can take your possessions without charging you with a crime? Through a controversial legal process called civil forfeiture or civil asset forfeiture, law enforcement can seize assets...
