Michigan Appellate Law Blog of Michael B. Skinner, Appellate Lawyer http://www.mskinner.com Sex Offender Registration and HYTA (Cruel and Unusual Punishment) [11/4/09] Usually, when a defendant is left arguing that his... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=98 Doubling the sentence for drug offenses [10/1/09] People v Lowe stands for the simple proposition th... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=97 Rights of Parents [10/1/09] I was about to write a summary of Hunter v Hunter ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=96 Class Certification (and a LOT of gossip) [10/1/09] In Henry v Dow Chemical Co. (Docket No. 136298), t... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=95 Drinking and Driving [9/17/09] I don't keep up with my blogroll the way that I sh... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=94 Scoring Offense Variables (Conduct after the crime is committed is not to be scored) [7/29/09] In People v McGraw (Docket No. 132876), the Michig... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=93 Indian Child Welfare Act (Provides extra protection, but not complete protection) [7/15/09] In In re JL, Minor, the Michigan Supreme Court jus... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=92 People v Dunbar Overruled (As I predicted) [7/11/09] It wasn't much of a prediction, given that the out... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=91 Joinder and Severance in Criminal Cases (The court rule reigns supreme) [7/10/09] In People v Williams, the Michigan Supreme Court c... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=90 Correction of Presentence Investigation Report [7/10/09] Defendants often learn after conviction, as they r... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=88 Doyle v. Ohio (Post-arrest, post-Miranda silence) [7/3/09] I won't comment on these cases because one of my c... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=89 Spoilation of Evidence [7/3/09] In Teel v Meredith (Docket No. 280215), the Court ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=87 Title companies cannot be sued in tort (And don't wait too long to amend) [5/22/09] In Wormsbacher v Phillip R. Seaver Title Co., the ... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=86 180 Day Rule (You will be asked about this) [5/15/09] If you do criminal defense, you will get questions... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=85 Moving child more than 100 miles (MCL 722.31 and MCR 3.211(C)) [5/12/09] In Brausch v Brausch, the court considered whether... http://www.mskinner.com/Blog.php?eid=80