Michigan Drunk Driving Appellate Decisions

Case Court Year Case Summary
State of Michigan v Brenda June Piotrowski Michigan Court of Appeals 2005
State of Michigan v Erika-Nicole Bellamy Michigan Court of Appeals 2013
State of Michigan v Joseph Edward Levandoski Michigan Court of Appeals 1999
State of Michigan v Terry Lamont Poole Michigan Court of Appeals 1996
City of Howell v Amell, Docket No. 261228, Unpublished December 19, 2006 (2006) Michigan Court of Appeals 2006 IMPORTANT CASE: What does it mean if a motorist blows under the legal limit? Is the prosecutor required to provide expert testimony as to what an arbitrary number means? Yes, according to several out-of-state decisions, but NO according to the Michigan Court of Appeals. According to the Court of Appeals, a jury can figure it out on their own (even though most people are not actually intoxicated at .08, and the jury instructions tell jurors to give a chemical test whatever weight they believe it deserves.) This is a terrible decision and not particularly well developed.
Groth v Degrandchamp Michigan Court of Appeals 1976
State of Michigan v Terrance Wayne Best Michigan Court of Appeals 2002
State of Michigan v Darrell Edward Brink Michigan Court of Appeals 2003
State of Michigan v Matthew Joseph Soares Michigan Court of Appeals 2011
State of Michigan v Ronald Francis Wroblewski Michigan Court of Appeals 1997