Ann Arbor Criminal Law Blog

According to authorities, a 15-year-old girl was raped at Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 15, 2010. The alleged perpetrator of the sex offense was 19 years old at the time and was at the school for a Saturday session to make up credits. He says that he did not rape the girl.

Last year, the now 21-year-old man was convicted of the crime and sentenced to nine to 40 years in prison. He appealed this result soon after.

With a legal blood alcohol content of 0.08 for to be considered driving drunk, Michigan is like most other states. According to police, a former Miss USA was driving with enough alcohol in her system to put her at twice the legal limit. DUI charges were filed against the 2010 pageant winner soon after she was pulled over.

The 26-year-old beauty queen has said that she was not drinking that night in December when she was arrested. Two breath tests conducted by police showed results that indicated her blood alcohol content was between 0.19 and 0.20.

A 24-year-old man is a suspect in a shooting that occurred after a drug deal went bad. Police officers in Ypsilanti, Michigan, are searching for the man, but have not yet found him. He has been accused of attempted murder, and the authorities will likely file criminal charges against him once he is apprehended.

According to reports, the shooting occurred in the 300 block of Jarvis, near the edge of Eastern Michigan University's campus. The location of the shooting was near the Eagles Nest Apartments, according to a student who helped one of the victims of the shooting. Authorities believe that the 24-year-old suspect lives in the area near those apartments.

With a new drunk driving law, Michigan has become a state where it can cost an individual a considerable amount of time and money to drive drunk. The new DUI law is known as the "super drunk" law, and it comes with heightened consequences for individuals caught driving with a blood alcohol content that is 0.17 or higher.

A driver in Saline, Michigan, was recently reported to have a blood alcohol content of 0.24. A preliminary Breathalyzer test was used to determine his BAC. The amount allegedly found in the man's blood is three times the legal limit. According to authorities, two other breath tests failed. The man agreed to a blood test at St. Joseph Hospital in Saline.