Criminal Defense Blog & News

January 19, 2013 By David Rudoi Esq. On December 15, 2012 the Michigan Senate passed House Bill 4856 which is now law found in Michigan Compiled Laws 750.474. The major subject covered by the new law is the transportation of marijuana.  It is important to note that...

January 30, 2013 David Rudoi Esq. On Wednesday January 30, 2013 the State of Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on the case of People v. Green. The case involved the question of whether the uncompensated transfer of medical marijuana from registered patient to registered...

Federal Court of Appeals Declines Opportunity to Reclassify Marijuana as a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance: January 23, 2013 David Rudoi Esq. On Tuesday a Federal Court of Appeals denied a petition to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance....

  People v. Bylsma: No Section 4 Immunity for Collective Grow Operations under the MMMA David Rudoi Esq. December 23, 2012 On December 19, 2012 the Michigan Supreme Court decided the case of People v. Bylsma. The Michigan Supreme Court essentially ruled that...

  David Rudoi Esq. December 15, 2012 Ironically, on Friday December 14th, 2012, at 4:20 a.m. the Michigan Legislature approved 4 bills which will forever change the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA). In 2008 the voters in the state of Michigan by ballot...

November 19, 2012 By David Rudoi Esq. On November 6 2012, the City of Detroit passed a ballot initiative known as Proposal M, which will basically nullify city ordinances which attempt to prosecute adults over the age of 21 who possess or use less than one ounce of...