Tony Snyder is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan who offers a bi-monthly podcast on the Michigan Constitution. Here you will learn about each Article and its respective Sections, what they mean, and case law that has addressed how those provision are implemented in the day-to-day lives of citizens of Michigan.
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Tony Snyder is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan who offers a bi-monthly podcast on the Michigan Constitution. Here you will learn about each Article and its respective Sections, what they mean, and case law that has addressed how those provision are implemented in the day-to-day lives of citizens of Michigan.
This week the Michigan Supreme Court gave us three cases which I found quite interesting. They are as follows:
Robert J. Kennedy v. MI Secretary of State–This case dealt with what to do when a candidate for office no longer wishes to run for office and wants to have their name removed from the ballot. Was it Politics 101 that the Secretary of State engaged in or was this a legitimately within the discretion of the SOS office?
People v. Fleming–This fellow alleged he had ineffective representation of counsel when his attorney didn’t give the jury the option of a Voluntary Manslaughter conviction. However, Mr. Fleming was claiming self-defense and a voluntary manslaughter charge doesn’t gel well with a claim of self-defense.
People v. Gonzalez–The MI Supremes found that a trial court judge stepped over the line when she sentenced the Defendant to 10 – 40 years of prison time, after the Defendant refused to accept her guilt and proceed with a trial.
The Michigan Constitution Podcast
Tony Snyder is a licensed attorney in the State of Michigan who offers a bi-monthly podcast on the Michigan Constitution. Here you will learn about each Article and its respective Sections, what they mean, and case law that has addressed how those provision are implemented in the day-to-day lives of citizens of Michigan.
