Imprisoned for deadly house fire 21 years ago, man has questionable conviction under review
By Randy Wimbley and David Komer online producer
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ROYAL OAK TWP., Mich. (FOX 2) - Oakland County Prosecutor Karen Mcdonald launched an investigation into her office citing concerns a former staffer may have crossed ethical lines prosecuting the case of a deadly Royal Oak Township house fire that killed five children 21 years ago.
Juwan Deering was convicted of arson and five counts of felony murder for that fire. He’s been in prison for 14 years on a life sentence.
U-M Innocence Clinic says junk science was used to lock up man in fatal fire from 20 years ago
The claim: Michigan authorized a full forensic audit
Michigan already completed the most comprehensive series of post-election audits in the state s history, confirming the 2020 presidential election results. But some social media posts assert the state isn t done scrutinizing those results.
The claim comes amid the Arizona Republican Senate s audit of the 2020 election results in the state s most populous county, where an unofficial hand recount of 2.1 million ballots is taking place.
Post-election audits in Arizona and Michigan turned up zero evidence of systemic voter fraud and confirmed the Election Day results, but falsehoods surrounding vote results in the battleground states have persisted on social media.
Applications open for expungement fair in Genesee County as ‘clean slate’ laws take effect
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks during a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 at the Frank J. Kelley Law Library in the G. Mennen Williams Building in Lansing. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com
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GENESEE COUNTY, MI Genesee County is the first stop in a series of expungement fairs this year by the Department of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
The fair will be held outside the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office at 1002 S. Saginaw Street in Flint on Wednesday, June 2.
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Former Sturgis Chief Pleads Guilty to DWI Contact: Lynsey Mukomel agpress@michigan.govAgency: Attorney General
May 13, 2021
LANSING - The former Sturgis Police Chief has pleaded guilty in a drunk driving case, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today.
Through Zoom, Geoffrey Smith of Sturgis, 46, pleaded guilty to driving while impaired Wednesday morning before Calhoun County District Court Judge Paul Beardslee.
He will serve 12 months probation, with in-home alcohol monitoring for the first 90 days. Smith has the right to petition for early release from probation after six months if he remains compliant with all terms and conditions.
As part of the plea, Smith admitted that on Aug. 15, 2020, he drove his car while having a blood alcohol level of .17 or higher.