Michigan Drunk Driving Appellate Decisions

Case Court Year Case Summary
State of Michigan v Christopher James Bartel Michigan Court of Appeals 1995
State of Michigan v Joel Phillip Warnemuende Michigan Court of Appeals 2006 ----------------------------------------
State of Michigan v Kevin Matthew Minard Michigan Court of Appeals 2012
State of Michigan v Stanley D. Kellogg Michigan Court of Appeals 2001
State of Michigan v Douglas Charles Tracy Michigan Court of Appeals 1990
State of Michigan v Leon J. Robinson Michigan Court of Appeals 1997
State of Michigan v Clifford Charles Disney Michigan Court of Appeals 2008 ----------------------------------------
State of Michigan v David Wayne Snyder Michigan Court of Appeals 2004
State of Michigan v Raul E. Ramirez, Jr Michigan Court of Appeals 1998
State of Michigan v Pineda, Docket No. 286267, October 20, 2009 (2009) Michigan Court of Appeals 2009 OWI Causing Death and 2nd Degree Murder convictions upheld on appeal. While "not every intoxicated driving case resulting in a fatality constitutes second-degree murder," a verdict of second-degree murder may be appropriate where the evidence demonstrates "a level of misconduct that goes beyond that of drunk driving." Miranda issues raised by defendant failed to establish that statements were involuntary.