Prosecutors: Life sentence fits in Whitmer kidnap plot
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a life prison sentence would be justified for the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The government filed a sentencing memo this week in Grand Rapids, a week before Adam Fox faces a judge. Prosecutors say his goal to turn the country upside down in 2020 with a kidnapping was a forerunner of rampant anti-government extremism.
Judge Robert Jonker will have much flexibility in punishing Fox. But the government notes that his sentencing score is “off the chart,” greatly enhanced by his conviction for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction in the scheme.
The FBI broke up the plan with arrests in October 2020.
Resentencings discussed during SADO online training
The State Appellate Defender Office invites defenders and defense teams to "People v Stovall (2022): Training for Defenders" which will be offered online Monday, Dec. 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. via Zoom.
In Stovall, the Michigan Supreme Court held that parolable life sentences for youths convicted of second-degree murder violate the Michigan Constitution. The training is for the defense teams who will be handling Stovall resentencings.
Visit www.sado.org/go/Stovall to register.
Anyone with questions may contact Kathy Swedlow at kswedlow@sado.org or 517-492-5848.
PAAM plans traffic safety legal update
The Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan will present the “End-of-Year Traffic Safety Legal Update and Overview of Michigan’s Current Marihuana Laws” webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom.
The presentation will provide prosecutors and law enforcement a comprehensive update on traffic safety legal issues that arose in 2022.
Topics will include a traffic safety case law update, an overview of Michigan’s marihuana laws, and how they affect OWI investigations.
The training will be presented by Kenneth Stecker and Kinga Canike, traffic safety resource prosecutors for PAAM.
There is no charge to attend this webinar, but attendees must register in advance. To register, visit https://michiganprosecutor.org and click on “training.”
Anyone with questions or in need of any assistance registering for the webinar should contact Amy Gronowski at gronowskia@michigan.gov or at 517-643-2114.
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