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Protecting the Right to Appellate Counsel in Michigan.

The right to appeal a criminal conviction has little practical meaning if a person lacks the legal assistance necessary to pursue that appeal.

That principle was at the center of significant constitutional litigation in Michigan following the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Halbert v. M...


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Appeal a Detroit felony conviction.

If you or a family member was convicted of a felony in Detroit’s Wayne County Criminal Justice Center, the conviction or sentence may be reviewable through Michigan’s appellate process.

A conviction following a jury trial does not necessarily mean the legal issues in the case are over.

Neither does a ...


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Ineffective assistance of counsel can provide grounds for relief from a Michigan criminal conviction or sentence. But proving that an attorney made a mistake is not enough.

A defendant generally must establish two things:

Defense counsel’s performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness; and The deficient performance pr...

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Can you appeal a guilty plea conviction in Michigan?

Yes. A guilty plea does not necessarily eliminate your ability to appeal a Michigan criminal conviction or sentence.

But appealing after a guilty or no-contest plea is different from appealing a conviction after trial.

In a Michigan felony case, a defendant convicted after a guilty or...


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When Insufficient Evidence Can Reverse a Michigan Criminal Conviction

A Michigan criminal conviction cannot stand unless the prosecution presented sufficient evidence from which a rational factfinder could find every essential element of the offense proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

If the prosecution failed to prove even one required element, th...


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