Michigan Felonious Assault Attorney - Mandatory Jail Remand
This is going to be a brief one, but I realized I haven't blogged about
this one before. If you're charged with the crime of
Michigan Felonious Assault (Assault With a Dangerous Weapon),
there is something you need to know. You already know the
Michigan Felonious Assault Law, MCL 750.82, can send you to State Prison for up to 4 years. If that isn't reason
enough to hire the right Michigan Assault Lawyer, consider this...
If you are convicted of a Michigan Felonious Assault charge, even if your
Sentencing Guidelines allow for Probation and NO JAIL, Michigan has a special law that says
upon conviction, you must be taken to Jail
immediately in most cases.
MCL 770.9a says:
"[a] defendant convicted of an assaultive crime and awaiting sentence shall
be detained and shall not be admitted to bail unless the trial court finds
by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant is not likely to pose
a danger to other persons and that section 9b of this chapter does not apply."
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