Washtenaw County prosecutor no longer pursuing charges in marijuana, entheogenic plant cases
Prosecutor’s team will support expungement of old criminal cases
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WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – It was recently announced that Washtenaw County will no longer pursue charges related to marijuana and entheogenic plants.
“I’ve seen more responsibility within these substances being unregulated than I have with regulated substances like nicotine and alcohol,” said a Washtenaw County man who did not want to be named.
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This means indictments such as possession and distribution related to marijuana or shrooms will all be off the table from a legal standpoint.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor Will No Longer Charge Marijuana Cases - Dexter, MI - Eli Savit, the prosecuting attorney in Washtenaw County, said Tuesday his office will no longer charge cases related to marijuana.
Washtenaw County Prosecutor issues new directives for officer-involved violence charges
Posted at 9:53 AM, Jan 08, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-08 09:53:49-05
(WXYZ) â Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit announced Friday new policies for officer-involved violence and other interactions between the public and police.
The first policy will require the prosecutor s office to recuse itself and seek an outside prosecutor in all cases where charges could be issued against officers who may have engaged in violence against civilians.
Under the second policy, assistant prosecuting attorneys will review all evidence, including video records, before filing charges against civilians for resisting and obstructing police officers.
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Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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Happy Friday!
On a national scale, it has been a week. But here in Ann Arbor and in greater Washtenaw County, some major stories developed as well.
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Meanwhile, Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit made several policy changes in his first week in office, including scrapping cash bail. “The size of a person’s bank account should never determine their freedom,” he said in a statement. Washtenaw County is the first jurisdiction in the state to eliminate cash bail. Savit also announced he was rescinding “zero tolerance” policies and launching a transparency project with University of Michigan and the ACLU.