Daily Briefs

Prosecutors lose again in perfume theft case

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court says a lower court made the right call in overturning the conviction of a woman accused of stealing a bottle of perfume at a Detroit-area store.
A jury convicted Chandra Smith-Anthony of larceny from a person. That person in the jury’s view was a Macy’s detective who caught her at a Southfield store in 2010.
But the Supreme Court says the store detective didn’t possess the $58 perfume or have it in her immediate presence. The 4-3 decision affirms a similar decision by the state appeals court.
In dissent, Justice Mary Beth Kelly says the Supreme Court has unfortunately set a tighter standard for larceny from a person.


WLAM-Wayne Region to hold Wine and Garden Party Aug. 27

The WLAM-Wayne Region will hold its Fifth annual “End of Summer Wine and Garden Party” in Grosse Pointe Woods at the home of the Honorable Lynne A. Pierce on Aug. 27 from 5:30-8 p.m. RSVPs should be sent to Judy Dahn, Esq. at dahn236@gmail.com by Aug. 21.
Ticket price if paid in advance is: $20 for students; $30 for members; and $35 for future members. Ticket price if paid at the door:  $25 for students; $35 for members; and $45 for future members.
Checks should be made payable to the “WLAM-Wayne Region” and mailed to:  Judy Dahn, Esq. 32755 Barkley Street, Livonia, Michigan 48154.


Service marks 50 years since passing of UDM Law Center’s namesake

August 1 marks 50 years since the passing of the University of Detroit Mercy (UDM) George J. Asher Law Clinic Center’s namesake.
“The George J. Asher Law Clinic Center reflects both George’s and U of D’s legacy of serving others with competence and compassion,” said  George’s younger brother, Anthony Asher, managing partner of the law firm of Sullivan, Ward, Asher & Patton, P.C. based in Southfield.
George J. Asher was born on April 13, 1923 but passed away as a result of complications from hemophilia on Aug. 1, 1963. As the eldest child of Syrian Catholic immigrants in Detroit, George quit high school at the age of 16 to become head of a large household and support his family after both of his parents passed away.
Despite the personal sacrifices he made for his family, George went on to earn his GED degree, become a highly successful non-lawyer union negotiator for a local law firm and began law school at the University of Detroit while serving as a defender of workers’ rights as a labor negotiator for the Hotel Bar and Restaurant Union.  At the time of his death, George, a devout Catholic, was serving home owners as the executive secretary of the Better Heating and Cooling Bureau (BHCB), where he was credited with protecting the public from inadequate installations of unscrupulous, unlicensed heating and cooling contractors.

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