Seasoned criminal defense attorney Arthur Jay Weiss recently defended Sterling Heights police officer James Sribniak against charges he and fellow police officer Jack Currie used excessive force when they allegedly used a police dog to bite a suspect on the ground following a vehicle and foot pursuit.
Arthur Jay Weiss provided comment to the Detroit News regarding charges brought against his client, Detroit business owner Sean Allos, following a State of Michigan investigation into an alleged food stamp fraud operation involving fraudulent EBT cards and the procurement and resale of Metro Detroit Sam’s Club energy drinks.
Attorney Arthur Weiss was cited in a Detroit Free Press article as the defense attorney of record for Scott James Rocky of Center Line, Michigan, a long-time U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer who faces federal child pornography charges.
As the Detroit News reported on the trial of Christopher Schurr, a former Grand Rapids police office who shot and killed Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April of 2022, veteran criminal defense attorney Arthur J. Weiss was among legal experts pressed for comments on the case.
The Detroit Free Press quoted Arthur J. Weiss in an article reporting on the record $250 million cash bond set for Pontiac mother Kelli Bryant, who police say abandoned her three children for four years, leaving them to survive amid squalid living conditions.
Criminal defense attorney and president of Michigan Defense Attorneys Arthur J. Weiss commented on WXYZ Channel 7’s coverage of Oxford school shooter’s mom Jennifer Crumbley’s request for acquittal or a new trial.
Arthur J. Weiss’ criminal defense client Calvin Zastrow will weigh his options following a pardon from President Donald Trump and his federal court conviction for blockading entrances to Michigan abortion clinics.
As attorney Arthur J. Weiss calls it, Richmond Police Chief Thomas Costello’s “nightmare of a year and a half is over.” Costello was accused of using the police-only computer network, LEIN, to retrieve non-public information without probable cause.
Following a grueling trial, Richmond’s police chief and Arthur J. Weiss client, Tom Costello, was acquitted by jury of a misdemeanor on the allegation he illegally disclosed LEIN information to a third party.
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.
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