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Registration is open for the 2026 Appellate Writing Workshop
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Sentencing guidelines objections at probation violation sentencings
Criminal Defense Newsletter | July 2026 -
Project Reentry: The role of technical literacy in Reentry
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Ask an appellate attorney: Whose defense is it anyways?
Criminal Defense Newsletter | July 2026
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Past Articles
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Jean Downey Receives Amanda Smith Award
From the May 2023 Criminal Defense Newsletter -
Revisiting Jail Credit for Multiple Offenses
From the May 2023 Criminal Defense Newsletter -
They thought they'd die in prison. Now they're juvenile justice advocates on a mission.
Detroit Free Press, May 22, 2023 -
Introducing the Intoxilyzer 9000 – Michigan’s New Breath Test Instrument
From the April 2023 Criminal Defense Newsletter -
April 2023 Report from Safe & Just
Clean Slate, legislative reform, and more. -
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Appellate Defender Commission Selects Steven Helton and Rachel Wolfe for 2022 Appellate Advocacy Awards
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Opinion: Michigan Legislature, abolish sentences for juvenile lifers
Detroit Free Press, April 4, 2023 -
"Children in Wayne County and Detroit must not be locked up, forgotten and treated as an argument for more resources to incarcerate youth."
Detroit Free Press, March 23, 2023 -
OV 3 and Prophylactic Measures: Actual Versus Potential Injury
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