JURIST
JANUARY 14, 2021
The Attorney General of Michigan brought two charges of criminal neglect Wednesday against former governor Rick Snyder for his role in the Flint water crisis. The charges cite violations of section 750.478 of the Michigan Penal Code. Snyder served as governor of Michigan from 2011 to 2019.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
Six years ago, I wrote a column questioning charges in the Flint Michigan lead tainted water case as having more of a political than legal basis. After the initial press coverage dissipated, prosecutors quietly settled for misdemeanor pleas with key defendants. Smith was also hit with criminal allegations.
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The Crime Report
DECEMBER 15, 2021
You’re not legally required to store your weapon in a safe manner.” And, there are no federal laws mandating gun storage practices after the owner takes position of a legally purchased firearm. In most states, violating the CAP law is a misdemeanor. A misdemeanor is a slap on the wrist.
The Crime Report
AUGUST 20, 2021
In 1916, at a single Ford plant in Highland Park, Michigan, workers also reported almost 200 severed fingers and 75,000 other injuries. Most importantly, we need to decide as a society whether we value shortcuts or justice in our criminal legal system, because we’ve proven we can’t have both.
The Crime Report
DECEMBER 7, 2021
Congress has failed to pass police reform, there has been disappointing backlash against racial equity efforts, and injustice continues to permeate our criminal legal system. And while we must revisit decades-long sentences, addressing misdemeanors, which make up more than 80 percent of all criminal cases, is also critical.
The Crime Report
APRIL 4, 2023
A very bold and impressive broad-gauged indictment that few, if any legal pundits, saw coming. Turns out the payments of hush money to at least two women—misdemeanor offenses—were not really what these indictments were all about. Ergo, there were no misdemeanor charges, only first-degree felonies. Kaplan rejected the merger.
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
However, this was a legal dispute on the scope of her discretion that was resolved by the state courts. It does not use “high crime or misdemeanors.” ” Also treason is not a state offense so the identical standard of “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes or Misdemeanors” would not work on the state level.
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