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There is no question that stealing is wrong and is punishable as a crime under the law. However, the severity of the offense is amplified when the thief is placed in a position of trust by another person, company or organization and the thief uses his or her...
Many high school and college students are taught that the First Amendment guarantee of free speech does not extend to words that cause public panic such as screaming “FIRE” in a crowded theatre. Raising a false fire alarm can be socially and economically...
On March 10th, 2020, the State of Michigan identified the first two presumptive-positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in its borders. That same day, Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency based on her...
In Michigan, one does not have to actually pull off a robbery and get away with the stolen property to be subject to severe punishment. “Any person, not being armed with a dangerous weapon, who shall assault another with force and violence, and with intent to...
An individual does not have to be successful in committing an armed robbery to face serious criminal penalties in Michigan. “Any person, being armed with a dangerous weapon, or any article used or fashioned in a manner to lead a person so assaulted reasonably...
A robbery doesn’t require a dangerous weapon like a knife or a gun to be successful. As long as the robber uses the threat of force or violence to achieve the theft directly from a person, he or she has committed unarmed robbery according to Michigan law and...
Mayhem is an extremely serious type of assaultive crime where the offender not only inflicts harm on another person but does so with the intent to permanently maim or disfigure that person. The crime is especially heinous because it will leave physical...
Torture is the act of intentionally inflicting severe physical or mental suffering on someone for the purpose of forcing some kind of act from the victim (e.g. consent to an unwanted activity or provide undisclosed information) or to satisfy some need or wish...
The crime of assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder (often shortened to “AWIGBH”) is a serious criminal offense in Michigan where the perpetrator attacks the victim for the purpose of inflicting serious injuries, but not enough to intend a...
The crime of assault with intent to murder is an extremely serious offense in Michigan where the defendant is accused of trying to physically attack someone else to cause death. You do not have to be successful in committing the murder (or any physical injury...