Possession Of Marijuana - Case Dismissed

D. D., a Waterford teenager, was pulled out of his school one day by the Waterford Township Police, and accused and charged with Possession of Marijuana. Mr. D. maintained his innocence and Mitch demanded a jury trial for his client. After Mr. D. went to the Oakland County Sheriff Department and submitted his fingerprints for comparison, it was revealed that there was not a match with the booking fingerprints taken by the youth that was actually arrested and booked by the Waterford police. It was a case of mistaken identity that could have led to a false conviction. Even after this mistake was revealed, the Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor still wanted to take Mr. D to trial, but the forensic fingerprint examiner was able to persuade her that there was no match on the fingerprints. All charges were dismissed by an Oakland County Circuit Judge on the day of trial.