State Bar section sets mid-winter conference
The State Bar of Michigan Criminal Law Section will conduct its Mid-Winter Conference from Saturday and Sunday, Feb.16-17, at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mount Pleasant.
Attorney General Dana Nessel will open the conference with a keynote address Saturday evening. The program continues with multiple sessions on Sunday, including Tim Baughman’s year-end review of high-impact court decisions.
The cost for the conference is $25 for Criminal Law, Marijuana Law and Prisons and Corrections Section members; and $30 for all other registrants.
Registration can be completed online at connect.michbar.org/criminallaw/home. Limited onsite registration will be available with check or money order only.
Race, gender and wrongful conviction on WSU Law agenda
Wayne State University Law School will present three guest speakers who will examine the intersection of race, gender, and wrongful conviction at a conference on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 12:45 to 5:25 p.m. at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, 471 W. Palmer in Detroit.
Guest speakers Prof. Samuel Gross and Dr. Zieva Konvisser will discuss issues of race and gender before panelists and audience.
Prof. David Moran will chair a panel in which exonerees Julie Baumer, Richard Phillips, Aaron Salter and Darrel Siggers describe their experiences of having been wrongfully convicted.
There is no cost to attend, and lunch will be provided.
For additional information, contact Marvin Zalman at 313.577.6087 or aa1887@wayne.edu.
911 dispatcher helps boy with homework
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Police dispatchers are trained to deal with a number of situations, and one dispatcher had to know her numbers when a boy called 911 seeking help with his homework.
Lafayette Police dispatcher Antonia Bundy answered the call from the boy, who said he had “a bad day at school.” It seemed the boy had “tons of homework” before the dispatcher narrowed down that he was having trouble with fractions.
An audio recording of the call posted on Twitter shows how the dispatcher helped the child solve the equation: three-fourths plus one-fourth. She had him take out a piece of paper to figure out the answer: one.
The boy thanked the dispatcher and apologized for calling 911.
Police say they don’t recommend calling 911 for homework help.
Police: Drunken man took wrong Lyft to wrong home
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine say a drunken man took the wrong Lyft and tried to get into a house he mistakenly thought was his home.
Cape Elizabeth police say the Falmouth man mistakenly got into a Lyft summoned by a man who lived next door. Police say the man was dropped off during the early morning hours and staggered toward a nearby home, believing it to be his.
Police say he caused a commotion trying to get in, leading the homeowner to call the police.
Officers say the intoxicated man was taken back to the police station to sober up.
The homeowner did not press charges.
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