Traverse Record Eagle Consults Jim Amberg on MIP Cases

The Traverse City Record Eagle recently contacted Jim Amberg regarding his thoughts behind the treatment received by young people charged with Minor in Possession of Alcohol.  As Mr. Amberg indicated, “If you want to send a kid down the wrong path, throw a kid in jail,” Amberg said. “You are almost
guaranteeing they will have problems. Any positives out of it to punish someone for an MIP is
grossly outweighed by the negatives.”  The entire article can be downloaded here.

NyQuil Defense Victory

Amberg & Amberg attorney Jim Amberg recently won a probation violation hearing in which his client was accused of testing positive for alcohol during a morning random breath test.  The client had indicated to Jim that she had consumed NyQuil prior to taking the breath test.  During an initial hearing, the Court indicated to Mr. Amberg that he had never seen the NyQuil defense work, and indicated his scepticism of NyQuil's ability to cause a positive alcohol test on a portable breath test machine.  After a heated hearing in which Mr. Amberg repeatedly pointed out the failings of the State Lab's claims that NyQuil cannot cause a positive alcohol test, the Court chose not to find the client in violation of her probation and refused to sentence her to jail, as was requested by the probation department.

Court of Appeals Reverses Conviction

After a conviction in a difficult case which spanned over five years, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned the trial court's decision regarding allowing the use of carboxy thc in prosecution of a felony drunk driving case.  The result is that Jim and his client have been granted a new trial, which they intend to win.

Not Guilty on Major Charge at Federal Narcotics Conspiracy Trial

Earlier this week, after a long difficult trial, Amberg & Amberg lawyer Jim Amberg succesfully represented a client to a Not Guilty verdict on a major narcotics conspiracy charge.  Although the client was convicted of the lesser amount, the Not Guilty verdict on the major cocaine conspiracy charged saved the client from many years in Federal Prison.

Assault with a Weapon Dismissed at Trial

After a long battle in which Jim's client was accused of stabbing another individual, the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office dismissed the case on the date of the trial.