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D. D. was charged with Assault and Battery on a restaurant co-worker at the start of an early morning shift, the day after a holiday. The accuser was the manager of the restaurant and the girlfriend of one of the servers. The defense was self defense, using only enough force reasonably necessary to protect himself to avoid the situation. Through cross examination, one of the accusers revealed he was a convicted felon. An eyewitness testified for the defense that the manager started the altercation by pushing Mr. D. in the chest knocking him off balance. Using demonstrative evidence directly in front of the jury, this eyewitness demonstrated on Mitch, the manager's push on Mr. D., exactly as he remembered it, knocking Mitch off balance and back a step. An all woman jury in Royal Oak found Mr. D. not guilty. Mr. D. was able to avoid jail, probation, fines and court costs.

R. V.'s ex-wife accused him of felonious assault with a car. Mitch's investigator went to the scene to interview witnesses and took pictures proving that the ex-wife's story was a fabrication. Mitch and his client rejected several offers to plea bargain the case to a misdemeanor. After a lengthy preliminary examination where the credibility of the accusers was thoroughly attacked, and two successful polygraph results, the case was dismissed by the Domestic Violence unit of the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office. Mr. V. was able to avoid a felony conviction on his record, fines, costs, probation, and incarceration.

M. J., a Pontiac teenager, was accused of Unarmed Robbery in Oakland County after an adult male was beaten, left bloody, and was robbed of his cell phone. Mitch hired an investigator to interview several eyewitnesses. This thorough private investigator's report directly contradicted many of the allegations in the Pontiac Police Department's Report, and several schoolmates said that Mr. J. was not involved, and that another individual was the real perpetrator of this violence. After the Pontiac Police refused to interview additional witnesses and failed to supplement their initial police report, the Oakland County Prosecutor's Office decided to dismiss all charges against Mr. J. The Assistant Oakland County Prosecutor said, “This is the first case I've ever dismissed”

A District Court Judge in Detroit at 36th District Court dismissed all charges against Mitch's client after conducting a preliminary examination. The dismissal was due to insufficient evidence. If convicted, Mitch's client was facing up to LIFE in prison for the armed robbery count and a mandatory five years in prison on the felony firearm - second offense count.

Mitch advised his client to reject a misdemeanor plea bargain. After several months the prosecutor agreed to completely dismiss the case. Client was facing up to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted as charged of malicous destruction of property over $1,000. Instead, he is now able to move on with his life without any court supervision - free from jail time, fines, costs, or probation.