Be Even More Careful What You Say to the Police!

Effective July 20, 2012, the Michigan legislature enacted a new statute that may have gone either unnoticed or under the radar of the general public. MCL 750.479c states that a person who is “informed” by a police officer that he or she is conducting a...

You Can Resist an Unlawful Arrest, But What is Lawful?

In April of 2012, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in People v. Moreno that the common law principle that allows a person to resist an unlawful arrest still applies in Michigan.  Unbelievably, the Michigan Court of Appeals had earlier ruled that you could NOT resist...

Michigan Supreme Court rules medical marijuana dispensaries illegal

The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that medical marijuana users in Michigan are no longer allowed to purchase their legal drugs from shops or other patients. This was a 4 to 1 ruling and affects the nearly 124,000 registered medical marijuana users in Michigan. This...

Attorney Raymond A. Purdy launches new criminal defense website

The staff at The Law Offices of Raymond A. Purdy are pleased to announce the launch of their new website to better serve their clients. The new site will have a blog on criminal defense matters and will serve to better educate those facing both misdemeanor and...