Police are lawfully permitted to stop a vehicle under a number of different circumstances. For instance, police can detain a vehicle if they have reasonable suspicion the driver has violated the law. Another scenario which gives police legal authorization to stop a vehicle without evidence…
For a long period of time, the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution held minimal power for criminal defendants due to the fact that law enforcement officers who seized evidence without reasonableness or warrant requirements were allowed to use such evidence in prosecuting defendants. It…
The law in the state of Michigan provides certain rights to officers of the state so they can perform their duty to preserve law and order and protect the citizens and property within a community. In the event that you are placed under arrest lawfully,…
If you have been accused of a criminal act, then you should know that a state prosecutor must file charges against you within a specific period of time, based on the act. This time limit is referred to as a statute of limitations and it…
After pressure from the ACLU, the Michigan State Police this summer revamped its policies on how race is recorded at traffic stops. Previously, officers did not systematically record the race of people they pulled over. Many traffic stop reports simply recorded the subject’s race as…
