A Michigan Criminal Defense Attorney Provides the Details On Oct. 1, 2021, Michigan criminal courts officially stopped charging 17-year-old minors as adults. Signed and approved in 2019, "Raise the Age" officially went into effect the first day of October. The law has support from many corners — the GOP, Democrats, many criminal defense lawyers, and...

A Michigan criminal defense lawyer explains why If you lost your driving privileges in Michigan, you may be among the 73,000 people eligible to get your driver's license back very soon. Due to a change in state law, more than 100 violations and civil infractions are being reclassified. Michigan can no longer suspend people's driving...

The hits just keep on coming for breathalyzer test credibility. In September, a state audit revealed that dozens of breathalyzer tests conducted by law enforcement to support driving under the influence (DUI) charges are invalid. In North Dakota, at least 34 DUI breathalyzer tests used expired or otherwise degraded equipment, according to a state audit....

A DUI defense attorney in Michigan reveals what you should know In search of new evidence to present in DUI trials, the state of Georgia is training police officers on how to draw a suspect's blood for intoxication analysis. Over the past five years or so, serious scandals over the accuracy of breathalyzer test results...

Michigan drivers with an Operating While Intoxicated conviction will soon have the ability to have that conviction wiped away. A conviction on a person’s record can have several negative effects that can make it difficult to provide for your family. It can make it harder to find work or even find housing. Until now, a...

Usually, when people are stopped for drunk driving, it is by the police. But that job could soon go to your car. Congress is eyeing a bill that would require carmakers to include advanced anti-drunk driving technology in their vehicles. The requirement is just one of many spending and regulation proposals rolled into the $1...

Massachusetts has become one of the latest states to, at least informally, abandon breathalyzers. Nearly all of the state's district attorneys have either stopped using breathalyzer results as evidence in driving under the influence (DUI) cases, or they have seriously limited the inclusion of the results in trial. They have good reason: some 27,000 Massachusetts...

Michigan's House has approved a new DUI expungement bill that they are hoping the governor won't reject this time. The bill amends the state's laws in regards to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, otherwise known as OWI or DUI. If it wins final approval, people found guilty of first-offense OWI could apply to have...

Law enforcement is getting closer to having a marijuana breath test ready for quick roadside sobriety checks. A company called Hound Labs is developing a marijuana breathalyzer that can tell if a person has consumed marijuana within the last four hours. In addition to roadside checks, the THC breathalyzer could be used in employment and...

Most people deserve a second chance. That’s the premise behind Michigan’s new “Clean Slate” laws, which are intended to allow some adult and juvenile residents an opportunity to clear their criminal records of nonviolent crimes. How Michigan's Clean Slate laws work The new laws were approved last fall and took effect on April 11, 2021....