found statutory grounds for terminating respondent’s parental rights. Judges Cavanagh, Owens and Termination of Parental Probity. The Court said that text messages from the In the Matter of 2014 Mich Stephens Rights grandmother to the case worker were used to show Arce/Logan, App LEXIS 1159 (June that: the statements that her minor child’s (“KA”) 19, 2014) her were inadmissible because it “daddy” hurt appeared that the grandmother encouraged KA to make those statements. Also, the record, including a text message, supported the fact that respondent either caused the injuries or failed to minor child’s prevent them from occurring. 2014 Judges Jansen, Murray and Domestic Relations Probity. In a case regarding a change of sole legal Manssur v Manssur, Mich App LEXIS 1074 Boonstra (Custody) custody of two minor children to plaintiff, Facebook (June 10, 2014) posts were merely used in the parties’ arguments. The defendant argued that he was concerned with parenting for a number of reasons, plaintiff’s including that plaintiff posts photos of the children on Facebook and, plaintiff admitted to saying things about the defendant on Facebook. 2014 Mich Judges Riordan, Donofrio and Criminal (Conspiracy to Probity. The Court ruled that evidence that defendant People v Liles, App LEXIS 1036 (June 5, Fort Hood Commit Armed Robbery) confessed to deleting text messages was used to 2014) support a change in sentencing (showing that she interfered with the administration of justice) and could also be used to show defendant conspired to commit armed robbery (a reasonable jury could infer that the deleted text messages contained pertinent information of the planned robbery). Judges Cavanagh, Owens and Criminal (Assault with Admissibility. A videotape of a text message People v 2014 Mich App M.J. Kelly Intent to Murder, Felony allegedly sent by a witness to stepfather defendant’s LEXIS 936 (May 22, Firearm, etc.) to hearsay probably wasn’t admissible due 2014) counsel decided not to seek admission (defendant’s
found statutory grounds for terminating respondent’s parental rights. In the Matter of Arce/Logan, 2014 Mich App LEXIS 1159 (June 19, 2014) Judges Cavanagh, Owens and Stephens Termination of Parental Rights Probity. The Court said that text messages from the grandmother to the case worker were used to show that: the minor child’s (“KA”) statements that her “daddy” hurt her were inadmissible because it appeared that the grandmother encouraged KA to make those statements. Also, the record, including a text message, supported the fact that respondent either caused the minor child’s injuries or failed to prevent them from occurring. Manssur v Manssur, 2014 Mich App LEXIS 1074 (June 10, 2014) Judges Jansen, Murray and Boonstra Domestic Relations (Custody) Probity. In a case regarding a change of sole legal custody of two minor children to plaintiff, Facebook posts were merely used in the parties’ arguments. The defendant argued that he was concerned with plaintiff’s parenting for a number of reasons, including that plaintiff posts photos of the children on Facebook and, plaintiff admitted to saying things about the defendant on Facebook. People v Liles, 2014 Mich App LEXIS 1036 (June 5, 2014) Judges Riordan, Donofrio and Fort Hood Criminal (Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery) Probity. The Court ruled that evidence that defendant confessed to deleting text messages was used to support a change in sentencing (showing that she interfered with the administration of justice) and could also be used to show defendant conspired to commit armed robbery (a reasonable jury could infer that the deleted text messages contained pertinent information of the planned robbery). People v 2014 Mich App LEXIS 936 (May 22, 2014) Judges Cavanagh, Owens and M.J. Kelly Criminal (Assault with Intent to Murder, Felony Firearm, etc.) Admissibility. A videotape of a text message allegedly sent by a witness to defendant’s stepfather probably wasn’t admissible due to hearsay (defendant’s counsel decided not to seek admission
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