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.
MSC Justice Explains How Trial Court “Clearly Did Not Comply” With Child Custody Act
The Michigan Supreme Court recently denied leave to appeal in a parenting-time case – with one justice issuing her own concurrence, explaining how the trial court “failed to comply” with the Child Custody Act.
MSC: Sex Offenders Registration Act Is Not ‘Cruel Or Unusual’ Punishment
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that, while the 2021 Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA) does constitute “punishment” for those who must register, it is not “cruel or unusual punishment” that violates the state or federal Constitutions.