by Hills Law | Mar 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last month, the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan released an opinion regarding important issues surrounding the Michigan Sex Offender Registry Act (“SORA”). The court’s decision followed several prior rulings from 2015 and 2016. Those...
by Hills Law | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
We often have clients that ask us whether they have the right to a speedy trial, and they most certainly do. Both the United States & Michigan Constitutions guarantee a criminal defendant the right to a speedy trial. The United States Supreme Court laid out...
by Hills Law | Jan 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
DataMaster DMT devices are utilized throughout the State of Michigan, and in many other states to test Bodily Alcohol Content in suspected drunk drivers. To keep the units in working order, the State of Michigan has very strict guidelines for calibration and service...
by Hills Law | Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
Lately, we have been receiving several inquires as to whether someone who is accused of a crime has a right to know the identity of an anonymous informant or tipster. Generally, the answer is no, there is no right or privilege to know the identity of an anonymous...
by Michael D. Hills | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
I am asked all the time about “Brady Material” and what is a “Brady Violation” There was a recent case that discussed “Brady” so I am taking the opportunity to write about it. In the case of Jefferson v. United States Court of Appeals, the defendant claimed...
by Michael D. Hills | Oct 1, 2014 | Michigan Law, Uncategorized
This blog will discuss suggestive pre-trial identification. Photographic identification procedures can violate a defendant’s due process rights if they are so impermissibly suggestive as to give rise to a substantial likelihood of misidentification. Police may...
