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SADO Attorneys to Argue in Michigan Supreme Court April Session
Arguments set for April 4 & 5, 2023
SADO’s Michael Waldo and Emma Lawton will present argument before the Michigan Supreme Court at the April 2023 regular session on issues including whether a person who disavowed all knowledge of unlawful activity is susceptible to scoring under OV 19 and whether convictions and sentences for both felony firearm and felon-in-possession violate double jeopardy. Read more
OV 3 and Prophylactic Measures: Actual Versus Potential Injury
From the Criminal Defense Newsletter
In an earlier column, we explored actual versus potential danger and threats under Offense Variables 9 and 19 (May 2022). The Supreme Court has now posed a similar question under Offense Variable 3. Are prophylactic measures undertaken following a sexual assault sufficient to assess ten points for bodily injury requiring medical treatment? Read more
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