The 52nd District Court – 2nd Division (which is also referred to as the Clarkston District Court or the 52-2 District Court) is located at 5850 Lorac in the city of Clarkston, Michigan. The Court serves the citizens of Clarkson, Ortonville, Springfield Township, Independence Township, Holly Township, Groveland Township, Rose Township, White Lake Township,…
If it is determined that the defendant in a personal injury case was responsible for the plaintiff’s injuries, the judge on the case will need to determine how much money the defendant needs to compensate the plaintiff for. The compensation amount in a personal injury case is determined by several…
It happened again. You’ve violated your probation for a second time and jail time is looking very possible in your future. Whether it was a failed drug test, not reporting to your probation officer or being arrested for a new offense, the judge will likely be much less lenient the second time…
There is no set guideline or rule as to how much a criminal lawyer charges for a given case. How much a lawyer charges may depend upon a variety of factors: the nature of the charge; the anticipated amount of work that needs to be performed; the anticipated amount of…
If you’ve been convicted of a crime, it’s natural to hope for a sentence of probation rather than jail time. After all, probation allows you to stay out of the harsh environment of a jail or prison, and you’ll still be able to live your live relatively normally as long…
If you’ve been charged with a crime, the absolute first thing you need to do is to secure a good attorney. You don’t want to have to rely on the overworked public defender to help your case, and you absolutely don’t want to let the police and the prosecutor have…
The Somerset Collection (which is also often referred to as Somerset Mall) in Troy, Michigan is known for its assortment of high end stores and is a popular destination for many shoppers. One of the issues that the mall and its individual stores face everyday is retail fraud (also known as…
Depending on the nature of a crime, an individual can either be prosecuted at the state or federal level. In either case, the prosecutor formally charges a person based on evidence. In most cases in Federal Court, cases proceed on the basis of an indictment, rather than an information. In…
Juvenile first time offenders can sometimes qualify for consent probation (also known as the consent calendar). The advantage of consent probation is that the juvenile receives a commitment that if he or she follows the conditions of the court that they will not be detained in a juvenile facility. Also…
Sometimes, those convicted of felonies seek to appeal their case to a higher court. Usually, the defense attorney attempts to prove that an error occurred in the application of the law. After an individual is found guilty of a felony in Michigan, he or she has a period of 42…