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 Man in prison 10 years for murder wins his appeal, could go free 

DETROIT (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of a Detroit man who claimed his attorney did a poor job at trial.

The Wayne County prosecutor's office has been ordered to put Jesse Peoples on trial again within 90 days or release him from a life sentence. He's been in prison for 10 years.
 
The appeals court says trial attorney Ira Harris was ineffective by failing to raise key issues with two witnesses who testified against Peoples. The witnesses said Peoples was driving and sitting closest to a gun found in a stolen Jaguar.

The court says Peoples provided his lawyer with a police report that showed he wasn't the driver, but Harris didn't use the information during trial.
A message seeking comment was left for Harris.
 
 

Honigman attorney one of Michigan Chronicle’s ‘40 under 40’ honorees

 
Amber A. Hay, an attorney in Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn’s Corporate Department, has been named one of the Michigan Chronicle’s “40 under 40” for 2013. The award identifies individuals who are young leaders making decisions that will ultimately equip Detroit to compete and thrive in the global market. 
 
Hay assists with publicly and privately held company mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business formation, corporate restructuring, debt financing, information technology outsourcing and other corporate matters. While in law school, she was a summer associate at Honigman and earned the firm’s Jack Miller Scholarship, which is named after one of the firm’s founding partners.  

She earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. in economics and a minor in African studies from the University of Michigan.  While an undergraduate, Hay was a member of the University of Michigan Women’s Track and Field team, and garnered NCAA All-American and All-Big Ten track honors in the 400 hurdles and as a member of the Distance Medley Relay.
 
 

Seminar to provide sentencing update 

 
Anne Yantus, Manager of SADO’s Special Unit on Pleas and Sentencing, will provide a legal update and practical advice on substantive sentencing law and guidelines issues. The seminar will begin at 12:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, in the 13th floor auditorium of the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in downtown Detroit. Moderated by Dawn Van Hoek. 
 
For additional information, contact Alicia Green at alicia.green@3rdcc.org. 

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