House votes to void old crimes like cursing, accepting duels
LANSING (AP) — Outdated crimes such as accepting a duel and cursing in front of women or children would no longer be on Michigan’s books under bills advancing in the Legislature.
The House on Wednesday began voting to repeal 75 laws that legislators say no longer serve a purpose or have been made redundant by newer statutes. The archaic and apparently unenforced laws include prohibitions against ads related to sexually transmitted diseases and accepting a challenge to a duel.
The seven-bill package also would delete laws prohibiting the national anthem from being played in public “without embellishments or other melodies” and lift bans against stealing vegetables from someone’s garden.
No criminal charges after videos posted showing man speeding
PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor says a southwestern Michigan man won't face reckless driving charges after police say he posted videos online of himself driving up to 160 mph on U.S. highway 131.
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting says in a statement there are no witnesses and the videos likely couldn't be admitted as evidence in court. He says that without more evidence the driver only could face traffic citations for careless driving, a civil infraction.
The man recorded himself at times driving with his knees. Police went to the man's home in Portage, where he told them he likes to drive fast.
CAP?seminar on negotiating plea agreements Aug. 28
The 2015 CAP Seminars are scheduled to begin on August 28. The seminars will be held in the auditorium located on the 13th Floor of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center (CAYMC), with a start time of 1:30 p.m. Please note, out of courtesy to our speakers and attendees, late registrations will not be permitted beyond 1:45 p.m. Attorneys arriving after 1:45 p.m. will not receive credit for the session.
Panelists at “Negotiating Plea Agreements in the Era of Advisory Sentence Guidelines” will be Anne M. Yantus, State Appellate Defenders Office; Thomas W. Cranmer, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone, PLC; Wyatt G. Harris, Attorney at Law; Margaret S. Raben, Gurewitz & Raben PLC ; Barry Goldman, Barry Goldman Arbitration & Mediation; and Delphia J. Burton, Delphia J. Burton and Associates, PC.
LAD to conduct free outreach clinic Aug. 26
Legal Aid and Defender Association Inc. (LAD) will conduct a free outreach clinic on civil legal services for residents of the Coalition On Temporary Shelter (COTS), 26 Peterboro St. in Detroit, on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. Attendees are asked to register before 10 a.m. as a LAD attorney will assist only those persons who have done so by that time. Anyone seeking legal services can call 877-964-4700 or visit www.ladadetroit.org.
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