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 …
Rockind Firm Takes On K2/Spice Cases
Neil Rockind, Colin Daniels and Neil Rockind, P.C., the criminal defense trial firm in Southfield, Michigan are never afraid to weigh in on the biggest and most controversial, cutting edge cases in the criminal justice system. Two (2) store owners in Pontiac, Michigan were trapped in a sting operation this week involving alleged sales of …
Neil Rockind On The Cover Of The Jewish News Magazine
Neil Rockind was the subject of a profile that appears in the Jewish News Magazine this week. ; The article, written by Robin Schwartz, is a well-written, personal close-up of criminal defense trial attorney, Neil Rockind. ; The article and Rockind’s picture are on the cover of the magazine and the story appears on page …
Neil Rockind Certified in Expert in Drug Recognition Expert/Evaluation – Bring On The Cops!
Neil Rockind, named to the NTLA Top 100 and Super Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers List, is upping the ante in drug and drunk driving cases. Rockind, along with a handful of other top lawyers, recently took the time to learn about Drug Recognition Experts (DRE), the voodoo scientific designation given to some police officers to …
BREAKING NEWS — New Michigan Law Makes It A Crime To Lie To A Police Officer
If you were wondering what our legislature was doing with its time, be rest assured that they were not sitting around trying to figure out how to make your lives better, fix the economy or reduce your tax burden. And you can abandon any hope that the legislature was sitting around thinking of ways to …
Post People v Koon — What Can Medical Marijuana Users Do To Protect Themselves
The Court of Appeals has again proven that it will not help Medical Marijuana patients. I’m sorry to say it but the Court of Appeals streteched logic and reason to conclude that any amount of THC in a patient’s system, even one permitted to use marijuana under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, can be arrested …
9th Circuit Reverses Religious Marijuana Case — Allows Case To Proceed
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a federal court decision prohibiting a marijuana as a religious sacrament. The opinion can be found here. http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/04/09/10-17687.pdf
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