Michigan Sex Offender Registry Requirements Significantly Change
Michigan's Sex Offender Registry has been changed in dramatic fashion. In an approximately 80 pageopinion, Judge Cleland has struck down a number of SORA provisions. Recently, Newburg Law was hired to represent an individual who pled guilty for failing to comply with the SORA requirements. Our client was on parole and was potentially facing parole revocation. That changed when we called the prosecuting attorney and informed them that we would be filing a motion to withdra
Call off the Dogs: US Supreme Court Discusses K9 Use During Traffic Stops
An individual who has been pulled over for a traffic violation may not be detained by police longer than necessary for the officer to issue a ticket or warning for the alleged driving infraction. That is according to the United States Supreme Court. Shortly after midnight in March 2012, Officer Morgan Struble saw an SUV veer slowly onto the shoulder of the highway and then jerk back onto the road. The officer pulled the vehicle over and questioned the driver about why he swe
U.S. Supreme Court Discusses GPS Tracking
In a unanimous decision from the United States Supreme Court, the nation's highest court has addressed whether liftime electronic monitoring of an individual convicted of committing crimes of a sexual nature is a violation of the fourth amendment. In Grady v North Carolina, Mr. Grady was ordered by a North Carolina Court to wear a GPS tether to monitor his locations while on probation for his convictions. Mr. Grady objected to the condition that he wear the tether citing fo