Michigan Appellate Law Blog of Michael B. Skinner, Appellate Lawyer http://www.mskinner.com 2010 Appellate Bench Bar Conference [6/15/10] Every three years, the appellate practice section ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=115 Pre-Arrest Silence and Tacit Admissions (People v Bigge's Continuing Validity) [6/14/10] The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order vacati... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=114 Credibility Determinations at Ginther Hearings [6/2/10] People v Clark is an ineffective assistance of cou... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=113 Medical Malpractice Kerfuffle [6/2/10] As I think I have mentioned before (I am neither t... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=112 Slip and Fall (Black Ice Is Open and Obvious) [6/1/10] The Michigan Supreme Court has reaffirmed that bla... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=111 Child Support and Termination of Parental Rights [5/31/10] Currently in Michigan, parents whose parental righ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=110 Lost [5/27/10] Okay, I know that this has nothing to do with appe... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=109 Knife Length (Dangerous Per Se) [5/24/10] People v Parker holds, somewhat counterintuitively... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=108 People v Waterstone (Disqualifying the Attorney General's Office) [5/18/10] As I mentioned, the Michigan Supreme Court is now ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=107 United States v Comstock (Committing Sexual Offenders) [5/17/10] The U.S. Supreme Court also today upheld the feder... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=106 Graham v Florida (No Life Sentences for Juvenile Offenders) [5/17/10] The U.S. Supreme Court held today in Graham v Flor... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=105 What is Truth? (and how do we prove it?) [5/15/10] The courts churn out so many cases daily that inev... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=104 When a Prosecutor Voluntarily Dimisses a Case (People v Richmond) [5/14/10] Sauce for the goose: People v Richmond. In Rich... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=103 People v Houthoofd (Oral Argument in a Criminal Venue Case) [5/13/10] Speaking of oral arguments, here is a video of my ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=102 Streaming Oral Argument (Hulu for Legal Nerds) [5/13/10] The Michigan Supreme Court has introduced a wonder... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=101