The Detroit News gathered comments from criminal Defense attorney Arthur J. Weiss regarding the case of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot dead by a police officer in April 2022. A panel of judges from the Michigan Court of Appeals will decide whether former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr will go on trial for second-degree murder.
August 6, 2023
Seasoned criminal defense attorney Arthur J. Weiss commented in the Detroit Free Press article highlighting how discrepancies in the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office’s approach regarding school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s mental fitness might impact his Miller hearing and his parents’ trial. Weiss was among other experts who agreed that the Oakland County Prosecutor’s office “talking out of both sides of their mouth” may create difficulties in convicting the Crumbley parents of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of the Oxford student victims.
Likening it to political posturing, Weiss explained, “It’s the typical politician. … They’re arguing different positions depending on the audience… They’re selecting what they want to select to sentence the child. And then they select what they want to select to convict the parents. But it’s the same child, same parents. And you’re trying to slice it up like a salami. And it shouldn’t happen.”
Weiss added that the prosecution’s position during the Miller hearing that Ethan Crumbley was not mentally ill and could discern right from wrong during the shooting incident could potentially be used to uphold the Crumbley parent’s claims of innocence: “These parents knew he had reported hallucinations … (and) had asked to go to the doctor … They did nothing. They knew their son was depressed. Instead of getting him help, they bought him a gun.”
April 5, 2023
Arthur J. Weiss was among a small group of legal experts in Metro Detroit who the Detroit Free Press called to comment on former President Donald Trump’s indictment. While all the experts expect the case to become a long, drawn-out process, Weiss pointed out that the nature of the documents and evidence takes the case beyond simply a political kerfuffle. “At the end of the day, yeah, it’s not first-degree murder. It’s not a violent armed robbery. It’s a financial crime … and you can demean it all you want, but at the end of the day people get prosecuted for it.”
February 6, 2023
Arthur J. Weiss commented in a Detroit Free Press article regarding the retirement of U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts, who presided over the Hutaree militia case he had worked on: “Her retirement will leave the bench with a significant void. Throughout her judicial career, she has consistently displayed intellectual decisiveness, integrity and intestinal fortitude.”
November 29, 2022
Arthur J. Weiss was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press following the Michigan Supreme Court’s granting of a request for the temporary suspension of Jennifer and James Crumbley, parents of the Oxford school shooter.
November 17, 2022
Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (CDAM) President Arthur J. Weiss gave a presentation at their annual conference highlighting announcements and updates from CDAM, MIDC, SADO, and MAACS. Watch the video here:
November 15, 2022
Detroit Free Press
Arthur J. Weiss was interviewed by the Detroit Free Press regarding his thoughts on how Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s background and upbringing may play a role in the impending Miller hearing that will decide his fate.
September 23, 2022
MLive
MLive reached out to Arthur J. Weiss, president of the Criminal Defense Lawyers of Michigan, for his comments on the controversy surrounding the thousands of faulty marijuana blood tests performed by Michigan State Police forensic team.
June 30, 2022
Detroit Free Press
Arthur Weiss commented on his representation of Dr. Rajendra Bothra after being found not guilty.
June 13, 2022
Macomb Daily
An 80-year-old and three other physicians were acquitted of all charges related to federal allegations they operated a Warren-based prescription drug mill.
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