Dad in missing child’s death to be sentenced
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit father who prosecutors say faked a carjacking to cover up the slaying of his 2-year-old daughter faces sentencing Monday for first-degree murder and child abuse.
A jury convicted 32-year-old D’Andre Lane on Oct. 12. The law requires Wayne County Circuit Judge Vonda Evans to sentence him to life in prison without possibility of parole on the murder charge.
Lane told police that daughter Bianca Jones was in the back seat of his car in Detroit’s North End neighborhood on Dec. 2, 2011, when the vehicle was taken at gunpoint.
The car was found less than an hour later, but the girl was no longer inside.
Bianca’s body has never been found.
New site for Supreme Court Learning Center
The Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center’s website, along with the entire “One Court of Justice” website, has a new design and better organization.
As a result, the Learning Center has a new web address: http://courts.mi.gov/
education/learning-center/. Find information about scheduling tours, curriculum resources, details about special events and programs, and more.
The Michigan Supreme Court Learning Center is located at the Michigan Hall of Justice in downtown Lansing. Free guided tours are available Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. except state holidays. Call 517-373-7171 for reservations or more information.
FBA Book Club meeting
The Federal Bar Association Book Club will meet Monday, Dec. 7, at noon to discuss “A Thousand Times More Fair: What Shakespeare’s Plays Teach Us About Justice,” by Kenji Yoshino. The meeting will be held in the Judges’ Conference Center, Room 722, of the Theodore Levin United States Courthouse, 231 W. Lafayette in Detroit. To participate in the FBA Book Club, watch for online registration at www.fbamich.org or contact Brian D. Figot, Executive Director, Chapter Office at 248-594-5950 or fbamich@fbamich.org. For additional information on the Book Club, contact Andrew S. Doctoroff at 313-465-7360 or adoctoroff@honigman.com.
SBM Business Law Section and DMBA to hold mixer Dec. 11
The Business Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan and the DMBA will be “mixing it up” at a shared networking event at one of downtown’s hippest venues — just in time for the holidays. The event will be from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Angelina Italian Bistro, 565 Broadway in Detroit. A great opportunity to connect with your peers, it will also be a fun way to get connected with both the Business Law Section and the DMBA. So remember to invite those who should learn more about the DMBA and the Business Law Section. Registration is $10, and must be received by Dec. 5. Online registration is available at http://e.michbar.org.
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