Anthony V. Michigan Case Brief

The crux of the Michigan case rest largely upon nine (9) purported intercepted calls, which if proven false would not subject either brother to an indictment or to Michigan’s jurisdiction. The record lacks any evidence to prove that the lawyers filed several motions important to the outcome of the case. They did not file a Frank’s motion, a Motion to Suppress Evidence of Illegal Wiretapping under Title III and there is no motion under 901, 704 or 701 that could identify the voice or establish the identity of the parties to the telephone calls. Further, the courts have expressed great danger of unfair prejudice in allowing expert testimony to offer an opinion about drug code words in a narcotic transaction. It appears from the record that David and Solomon's lawyers lied when they claimed that they moved the Court with these motions and further that the government experts identified Solomon’s voice; therefore, in light of that information that a plea was their only option.

Conversely, if the attorneys had in fact deposed witnesses, then the Johnson brothers could have had the information needed to discredit their jury testimony and subject them to impeachment. Furthermore, if the attorneys had in fact challenged the indictment or challenged the CCE statute as alleged as vague and …show more content…
However, the brothers from the Motor City were denied access to their bank accounts and other possessions. The denial is a violation of Constitutional rights unless prosecutors can show before (emphasis added) that the evidence supporting an indictment justifies the seizure of those assets, which included assets garnered as a result of a legal enterprise secured with money from a medical malpractice