Attorney Michael Horowitz1 minFelony Assault Won at Preliminary ExaminationOur client was charged with assault and weapons offenses for allegedly discharging a shotgun at a vehicle that was “turfing” (doing...
Attorney Michael Horowitz3 minNot In Michigan: Judge Suspended For Disrespecting DefendantI am consistently amazed at the dignity and respect that my local courts afford my clients and other criminal defendants. That said,...
Attorney Michael Horowitz1 min20,000 to 40,000 Wrongfully Accused Closer to Day in CourtThe Michigan Supreme Court recently issued an order granting oral argument on whether to allow further appeal in Bauserman, Williams, and...
Attorney Michael Horowitz1 min"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 Horowitz1 minNew bill would require conviction before property forfeiture in MichiganThe 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 Horowitz1 minPAC organized to reform criminal justice system by electing new prosecutorsIn a February 26, 2018 email, organizer Shaun King wrote: Our nation has 2,400 elected prosecutors. Not thousands, but millions and...
Attorney Michael Horowitz1 minMan 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 Horowitz1 min Half of Michigan's inmates are waiting for trialI 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 Horowitz1 minBashara appeal rejectedThe Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed Bob Bashara's 2014 convictions stemming from the 2012 murder of his wife, Jane Bashara. In its...
Attorney Michael Horowitz1 min Persons wrongfully imprisoned eligible for $50,000 compensation per yearAn 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 Horowitz1 minDrunk driving or drunk parkingThis 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...