Co-workers were also concerned about Dookhan’s close relationship with prosecutors, some of whom called her on her cellphone. Piro said she would sometimes do favors for certain prosecutors and police, such as pulling samples out of order for them. Most of the samples she improperly removed from the evidence room in June 2011 were drug …
Troubled Young Man Saved From Lengthy Prison Sentence By Neil Rockind
“This young man can be saved,” Neil Rockind argued to a circuit judge yesterday while defending a young man who engaged in serial burglaries to feed a prescription drug habit. “His father is not giving up on him, I’m not giving up on him and you shouldn’t give up on him,” Rockind argued to the …
Anderson Remanded — Trial Court’s May Not Judge Credibility During Section 8 Hearings
Today, the Michigan Court of Appeals remanded the Ted Anderson case back to the trial court. The case involved a patient who was growing marijuana within the confines of Section 4 of the Medical Marijuana Act and following a hearing, the Court refused to allow him a defense. The Supreme Court’s decision in King/Kolanek rendered …
Private Employer Not Bound To Permit Medical Marijuana Use, Says The Sixth Circuit
Many medical marijuana patients have kept her their medical marijuana use from their employers. If those patients read the latest opinion from the 6th Circuit in the Casias v Wal-Mart case, they might continue to keep that fact from their employers out of fear of losing their jobs. According to the 6th Circuit, a private …
Juror Perjury — A Common Problem, Says Neil Rockind
Years ago, a lawyer who I worked closely with, made a public proclamation that most jurors lie during voir dire, i.e., during jury selection. That attorney, Geoffrey Fieger, made the statement matter-of-factly and in a straight forward fashion. He said it like he was reporting the weather. I have tried many cases in my career …
Feds: Sting nabs ex-Pontiac official for alleged drug, bribery deals
Detroit — A former Pontiac city councilman has been charged with using his position to seek bribes and help a purported drug dealer deliver cocaine and launder drug proceeds, according to federal authorities. Everett Seay, 61, and two other men have been charged with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, drug-related offenses and …
Chop Shop Case Chopped Down By Neil Rockind
In April of this year, a friend called Neil Rockind and informed him that young man was accused of running a chop shop in Hazel Park, Michigan. The case generated some local media attention and media interest. Neil Rockind went to work. After getting the client out at his arraignment with a nominal bond, Rockind …
Neil Rockind Selected to Top 100 List by Super Lawyers
For several years, Neil Rockind of Neil Rockind, P.C. has been named among Michigan’s Super Lawyers by the notable publication, Super Lawyers Magazine. The honor is limited to no more than 5% of practicing lawyers. It is an incredible honor. Every year, Super Lawyers compiles the Top 100 List, the list of the Top …
Neil Rockind Named Top Criminal Defense Lawyer By DBusiness Magazine – 2013
In 2011, DBusiness Magazine began publishing a list of top lawyers in certain fields. The lists comprise about 1% of the lawyers practicing in those areas. I am honored to be named to this exclusive list again.
Drew Peterson Convicted Of Killing 3rd Wife
JOLIET, Ill. — Drew Peterson, the swaggering former suburban Chicago police officer who generated a media storm after his much-younger fourth wife vanished in 2007, was convicted Thursday of murdering his third wife in a case based mainly on secondhand hearsay statements from the two women. Peterson, 58, sat stoically looking straight ahead and did …
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