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Governor Whitmer announces new task force to address criminal justice reform.
Governor Whitmer’s office issued a press release dated April 17, 2019 about the governor’s new executive order to aimed at reform of the...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Attorney Horowitz wins felony DUI reversal
On April 10, 2019, Attorney Horowitz won another appellate reversal, this time for a felony DUI. The defendant was convicted of felony...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Appellate Writing Workshop April 11–13, 2019.
I’m taking a break from court and appeals for the next three days to attend the SADO-MAACS Appellate Writing Workshop. This three-day...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Attorney Horowitz Wins Appellate Reversal
On April 3, 2019, the Alaska Court of Appeals granted our client’s appeal and reversed the trial court’s dismissal of client’s petition...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Michigan commission recommends no “legal limit” for THC
An Mlive article recently explained the findings of a Michigan special commission tasked with making a recommendations about THC limits...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Win at PPO hearing
The Law Office of Michael Horowitz prevailed in fighting against a personal protective order. Attorney Horowitz attacked the protective...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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United States Supreme Court Limits Civil Forfeiture
The United States Supreme Court just decided that the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which limits excessive fines,...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Win at Secretary of State Implied Consent Hearing
Our client was looking at losing his license for a year based on allegedly refusing to provide a chemical sample while under arrest for...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Attorney Horowitz Wins Appellate Reversal
The Law Office of Michael Horowitz appealed a trial court’s dismissal of our client’s application for post-conviction relief. The trial...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Felony Assault Won at Preliminary Examination
Our client was charged with assault and weapons offenses for allegedly discharging a shotgun at a vehicle that was “turfing” (doing...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Not In Michigan: Judge Suspended For Disrespecting Defendant
I am consistently amazed at the dignity and respect that my local courts afford my clients and other criminal defendants. That said,...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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20,000 to 40,000 Wrongfully Accused Closer to Day in Court
The Michigan Supreme Court recently issued an order granting oral argument on whether to allow further appeal in Bauserman, Williams, and...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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"Trial Tax" unconstitutional (again)
As reported by Michigan Public Radio, the Michigan Court of Appeals held, for the second time, that a Wayne County judge's policy of...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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New bill would require conviction before property forfeiture in Michigan
The Huron Daily Tribune reported on February 27, 2018 that "House Bill 4158 would require that a person must first be convicted of a...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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PAC organized to reform criminal justice system by electing new prosecutors
In a February 26, 2018 email, organizer Shaun King wrote: Our nation has 2,400 elected prosecutors. Not thousands, but millions and...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Man exonerated years after pleading guilty to perjury (for telling the truth)
LegalNews.com is reporting that the Michigan Innocence Clinic at Michigan Law School and the Center on Wrongful Convictions at...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Half of Michigan's inmates are waiting for trial
I was taught long ago that from a client's perspective, bail advocacy is probably one of the most important things an attorney can do for...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Bashara appeal rejected
The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed Bob Bashara's 2014 convictions stemming from the 2012 murder of his wife, Jane Bashara. In its...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Persons wrongfully imprisoned eligible for $50,000 compensation per year
An article in MLive documents some of the people suing the state under a 2016 law that provides for $50,000 per year of wrongful...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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Drunk driving or drunk parking
This is has been the law in Alaska for a long time, but it's new for Michigan. According to the Michigan Supreme Court's decision in...
Attorney Michael Horowitz
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