Email from a Client
We love hearing from our clients, especially when we get emails like this one: “[Colin], just wanted to let you know how appreciative I am for you helping me out and fighting for me. Thank you very much and have a great weekend.” – A.S. Take it from our clients, we are your BEST DEFENSE …
Neil Rockind is a Voir Dire Master
Voir dire is the process by which prospective jurors, known as veniremen, are questioned about their backgrounds and potential biases before being chosen to sit on a jury. It involves a discussion/question-and-answer period between the attorneys and the potential jurors, and allows the attorneys to formulate opinions and decide which jurors they would like on the jury and which …
Billionaire Infuses Effort for Legal Pot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Only a few weeks ago, California’s prospects of becoming the first state in the U.S. to legalize marijuana for recreational use couldn’t have seemed much higher. A Sept. 30 Public Policy Institute of California poll showed the Proposition 19 ballot initiative leading by a 52%-41% margin a week after a Field Poll …
An Important First Step Towards Eliminating "Snitch" Testimony
Texas, of all places and states, passes this law requiring that SNITCH testimony be corroborated before prosecutor’s can use it at trial. This is an important first step in eliminating convictions based on SNITCH testimony. Art. 38.075. Corroboration of Certain Testimony Required (a) A defendant may not be convicted of an offense on the testimony of a …
Judge Orders New Exam in Arson Case
The arson conspiracy case against Darious Morris — marked by the jailing of an official court reporter and the production of conflicting transcripts — was ordered back to Detroit’s 36th District Court for a do-over of the preliminary examination, a judge ruled Tuesday. But the case, already months behind schedule because of the transcripts, still …
A Great Poem
Self Pity, D.H. Lawrence I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.
Neil Rockind, a 944 magazine mover and shaker
944 Meets Detroit Rock City’s Movers and Shakers Written by: Laura Weiner | Photography by: Lians and Michelle Neil Rockind Neil Rockind, P.C.
Police Used Fake ID Cards to Buy Medical Marijuana
We at NRPC knew that there would eventually be a day that the media would pick up on the fact that the medical marijuana dispensaries in Ferndale and Waterford (those that are the target of current criminal charges) only dispensed medicinal marijuana to those with ID cards. That day has come. Check out the below …
Detroit Renewal, Slow-Cooked
This is not a legal story, but since I grew up in the Detroit area, I find it hard not to advertise this story. Anyone who has lived in or around Detroit is no doubt aware of the multitude of problems that plague the city. Eventually the City will turn itself around. Slows Bar-B-Q in …
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