Law students get new trial for man convicted of 2nd-degree murder
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has granted a new trial to a Detroit-area man whose effort to overturn his murder conviction has been led by law students at the University of Michigan.
Dawan Tyner has been in prison since 2007 for second-degree murder. But newly discovered evidence shows he wasn’t at the crime scene in 2005.
Wayne County Judge Vonda Evans granted Tyner a new trial in 2012, but the state appeals court reversed her decision in a 2-1 ruling.
The Supreme Court now has reversed the appeals court. In a 6-0 order released Saturday, the state’s highest court says Evans, not the appeals court, was in a “superior position” to evaluate witnesses and the new evidence.
The appeals court judges were Michael Kelly and Kurtis Wilder.
Michigan attorney named next editor-in-chief of ABA quarterly
Ashish S. Joshi, managing partner of Lorandos Joshi P.C., has been appointed as the executive editor and the next editor-in-chief of “Litigation.” “Litigation,” published quarterly by the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation, is the preeminent journal in the field of trial practice. “Litigation’s” editorial policy is to offer practical but lively information for lawyers who go to court and the judges who hear their cases. Whatever their fields — whether antitrust or accidents, business torts or maritime torts, libel or labor relations — and whatever the forum, litigators have common problems and interests. They also have skills and stories worth sharing. In “Litigation,” those problems and interests are examined, those skills highlighted, those stories told.
Joshi’s practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, complex commercial litigation, and cross-border litigation and dispute resolution. A prolific speaker and an author, Joshi has written and spoken extensively on these topics. Apart from serving on the Board of Editors for Litigation, Joshi also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and is the Co-Chair for the Business Law Section of the Washtenaw County Bar Association.
ABA offers law students free membership
Effective immediately, the American Bar Association will offer free membership to all students enrolled at ABA-approved law schools. The membership grants law students access to resources tailored to their interests and needs, opportunities to build their professional skills.
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