CDAM program takes close look at county speciality courts
The Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan will present a program on “Macomb County Specialty Courts” Friday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. to noon at Macomb Community College, University Center Building on Center Campus in Clinton Twp.
Presenters will include:
• Christina Wohlfield, court services director at Macomb County Circuit Court, who will discuss “Brand New Attorney at the Circuit Court Arraignment. What Are These Courts and How Do I Get My Client Enrolled?”
• Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Julie Gatti, Sobriety Court.
• Tom Tomko, who will discuss “Securing Experts and Independent Evaluations”
Cost for the seminar is $90 per person and includes refreshments.
To register, visit the CDAM website at https://cdam.wildapricot.org.
‘Lawyer Wellbeing’ webiner focuses on managing finances
The American Bar Association has scheduled a webinar to help attorneys learn how to reduce the anxiety caused by financial stressors.
“Lawyer Wellbeing: The Keys to Better Personal Finances” will be offered online Monday, Aug. 15, beginning at 2 p.m.
Participants will learn, according to the ABA, how to implement best practices for budgeting and debt repayment, idenify saving and investment stategies along with how to change the way they think about themselves and their ability to manage their money.
Cost for the webinar is $150 for non-members and ABA members can attend for free.
Visit www.americanbar.org and click on “events” to register.
Men granted new trials in 2007 killing of Flint-area teen
BURTON (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out the murder convictions of three people in the fatal shooting of a Flint-area teenager in 2007.
The court ruled Wednesday the rights of the men were violated when authorities failed to share favorable evidence with defense lawyers.
The evidence was a transcript of an interview between police and a 15-year-old boy who was a witness for prosecutors. It didn’t turn up until 2014, long after the trial, when a public records request was filed.
The transcript didn’t match what the teen had subsequently said at trial.
The Supreme Court said defense lawyers could have cited the inconsistencies to attack the witness' credibility. In 2007, 14-year-old Robert Person was fatally shot on a street corner in Burton, near Flint.
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