Articles tagged:Washtenaw County Circuit Court

Posted: Thu Apr 19 12:28 p.m. by Ryan J. Stanton Political Reporter
Douglas McClure files signatures to make bid for Circuit Court judge official

Washtenaw County Circuit Court judge candidate Douglas McClure filed nearly 1,300 petition signatures on Thursday with the Michigan Secretary of State — 300 more than the 1,000 required to appear on the Aug. 7 primary ballot. "I'm humbled that so many people from across Washtenaw County have joined this campaign ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 2 5:57 a.m. by Danny Shaw
Area attorneys join race for Circuit Court judgeship

Area attorneys Erane Washington and Carol A. Kuhnke have announced that they're running for Circuit Court judge.

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Posted: Wed Dec 15 7:02 p.m. by Lee Higgins Crime and courts reporter
Trial begins for man who climbed on roof of Washtenaw County administration building to protest

Ann Arbor police officer Sean Lee said he told Bill Riney at least twice on Labor Day that he must get down from the roof of the Washtenaw County Administration Building or be arrested for trespassing. Riney, who claimed to be conducting a peaceful protest to support the unemployed, declined ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 12 12:49 p.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Trial against Dominic Oyerinde concludes; verdict expected this afternoon

The trial in the case of Dominic Oyerinde, accused of killing his girlfriend last year, has just concluded. During closing arguments, prosecutors focused on what they say was Oyerinde's controlling nature in their relationship - evidenced by some Facebook postings.

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Posted: Thu Mar 11 1:18 p.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Verdict in Dominic Oyerinde murder trial expected Friday

A verdict is likely Friday in the trial of a man accused of bludgeoning his 17-year-old girlfriend outside an Ypsilanti park in January 2009. Dominic Oyerinde has been on trial this week in the death of 17-year-old Anna List.

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Posted: Wed Mar 10 6:10 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Friend testifies Dominic Oyerinde was 'agitated' the night he allegedly killed his girlfriend

Dominic Oyerinde was agitated, hyper, and even said he had an inkling he would be going to prison in the hours before he allegedly killed Anna List more than a year ago, according to testimony during his murder trial Tuesday. The 21-year-old Ann Arbor man was upset over losing his ...

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Posted: Sat Mar 6 10:38 a.m. by AnnArbor.com Staff
No oath - no conviction in Washtenaw County case, Michigan court says

Words have meaning. Just ask Timothy Becktel. He's getting a new trial because Washtenaw County Judge David Swartz failed to ask a jury to take an oath.

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Posted: Fri Feb 26 5:50 a.m. by Art Aisner AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Man convicted of beating puppy with tire iron in Ypsilanti receives 2-4 years in prison

In a last attempt at leniency, the Ypsilanti man convicted of severely beating a 5-month-old puppy with a tire iron offered an explanation in court Thursday that he never told investigators. Eric Rutley, 30, told a packed courtroom he accidentally backed his truck over Brownie, his girlfriend’s Australian Shepherd, and ...

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Posted: Mon Nov 30 6:03 a.m. by Amalie Nash AnnArbor.com News Director
Man goes on trial today in 1995 shooting death of Ann Arbor teenager

Deondre Byrd, long suspected in a rival gang shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead on Ann Arbor's south side in 1995, will go on trial today in that case. Byrd, 34, is also awaiting trial in federal court in the shooting deaths of an Ypsilanti Township woman, her boyfriend ...

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