MSC: Police ‘Impermissibly’ Kept Questioning Defendant After Right To Counsel Was Invoked
The trial court properly granted a criminal defendant’s motion to suppress statements he made to police after he invoked his right to counsel, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled.
Improper Jury Instruction Requires Tossing Conviction For Threatening Judge
A defendant’s conviction for allegedly making a terrorist threat against a probate judge must be vacated, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, because the jury instruction did not properly convey the required “subjective recklessness” standard.