Legal Question in Criminal Law in Michigan

My son is in the Michigan prison system, he was sentenced for the charge of assualt with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder back in 2001. He has a brain injury from a car accident back in 1996 with a lot of mental problems from that accident. He was sentenced 8 years to 12. He has picked up another charge of assault against A PRISON EMPLOYEE for spitting on him. They tell me this carries up to 5 years, and want him to plea guilty is this the best thing for him to do. This is 5 years on top of what he already has for spitting. He goes back to court on june 10th, for the plea. He has a state appointed attorney which took since march to return my calls or talk to me, I even saw him in court still did not talk to me. I just spoke with him today which is the 7th of june. I do not have much money to hire and attorney.


Asked on 6/07/10, 7:10 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Hajji Daniel Hajji & Associates

He should not take a plea unless his case is fully evaluated by an experienced attorney. Also, he ought to hold a preliminary exam to determine whether there is probable cause to bind over.Taking a plea right away is not good advice unless all of the discovery is received,eg., video tapes, reports, etc. are in the attorneys possession and have been analyzed for defense purposes. Contact Daniel Hajji at 248.865.4700.

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Answered on 6/08/10, 9:19 am


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