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Marisa's Recent Expungement Wins
December 21st, 2021
Recently, Marisa successfully argued motions to set aside convictions for two contested cases. In one case, she argued that two of her client’s felonies should count as one felony under the “one bad night” rule. She provided evidence that suppo…
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Retrial and Exoneration of a Man Wrongfully Convicted in 2007
February 24th, 2017
After being wrongfully convicted of two counts of criminal sexual conduct in 2007, Dennis Tomasik was finally vindicated when a jury came back with not guilty verdicts after deliberating for just 19 minutes. The ordeal began when a teenager with a hi…
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Takura Nyamfukudza Earns a Felony Dismissal
July 11th, 2014
Takura Nyamfukudza earned a hard-fought victory with the dismissal of a felonious assault charge for a client. The client said that he was actually the victim and he had taped the complaining witness making certain statements on the night in question…
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Takura Nyamfukudza Earns Another “Not Guilty” Verdict!
March 30th, 2014
Takura Nyamfukudza earned another “not guilty” verdict for his client in a malicious destruction of property case. He told the jury that his client may have broken the woman’s heart, but he did not break her windows. The jury agreed. Bravo!
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Takura Nyamfukudza Convinces Judge to Terminate a PPO
March 30th, 2014
After a multi-day hearing, Takura Nyamfukudza convinced a judge to terminate a Personal Protection Order that had been taken out against a client. Well-done!
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Mary Chartier Wins Another Medical Marijuana Appeal!
March 16th, 2014
Mary Chartier won a medical marijuana case on appeal that involved whether the interior of a registered patient’s car is a “public place” under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The patient – a sixty-seven-year-old man who had survived a co…
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Felony and Misdemeanor Charge Dismissed!
January 12th, 2014
Mary Chartier earned a dismissal of felony and misdemeanor charges against a client who had been wrongfully charged. The client said that he started sleeping better once he hired Mary as his attorney.
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Takura Nyamfukudza Earns Another Not Guilty Verdict
January 5th, 2014
Takura Nyamfukudza earned another not guilty verdict in a jury trial involving an assault. He convinced the jury the client was acting in self-defense, and this young college student can now go forward with a clean criminal record.
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Mary Chartier’s Supreme Court Victory in People v Koon Named One of the Year’s Most Important Opinions
November 24th, 2013
Mary Chartier’s Michigan Supreme Court victory in People v Koon was named one of the year’s most important opinions by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This victory for medical marijuana patients has had wide-ranging implications throughout the state.
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Mary Chartier Wins a Dismissal Under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act
November 23rd, 2013
Mary Chartier won a dismissal under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) based on Section 4 of the statute. The issue was whether a registered patient – who was medicating in the passenger seat of his parked car in a parking lot – was protect…
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