Criminal Attorney News Michigan

0.  Grant's lawyer quits, lobs more criticism at police, prosecutors (Macomb Daily)
Respected Detroit criminal defense attorney David Griem on Sunday announced he was cutting ties with accused wife killer Stephen Grant, but still questioned how police have handled the murder case.

1.  Mr. Mom to maniac? (Detroit News)
PETOSKEY -- For some people, the only thing that made sense about the three-week investigation of the disappearance of a Washington Township woman was the ending.

2.  State Police To Pay 1 Million In Hamley Shooting (The Morning News)
SPRINGDALE -- The Arkansas State Police will pay 1 million in a settlement agreement to the estate of Joseph Erin Hamley who was shot and killed by a state trooper last year in a case of mistaken identity.

3.  NAACP president will step down (The Wichita Eagle)
NEW YORK -- NAACP President Bruce Gordon is quitting the civil rights organization, leaving after just 19 months at the helm, he said Sunday.

4.  TV movies for the Week of March 4 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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5.  3 Acquitted Of Charges In E2 Nightclub Stampede (CBS 2 Chicago)
A business partner, manager and promoter have been acquitted of charges stemming from a deadly stampede at the E2 nightclub four years ago. Victims' families reacted to the news Friday. SLIDESHOW: E2 Nightclub Tragedy Of 2003 VIDEO: Watch Victims' Families React To The Judge's Ruling VIDEO: Hear The Details Of The E2 Acquittal Get breaking news alerts

6.  A crash course for citizens (Midland Daily News)
The City of Midland Citizens Academy is making the rounds, and last night that meant checking out the police force. More than 20 Midlanders interested in how city government works gathered at the Midland Law Enforcement Center to hear from Police Chief Jim St. Louis, City Attorney Jim Branson and Director of Human Resources Paula Whittington.

7.  Teen gets 10-year prison sentence (Goshen News)
A teenager received a 10-year prison sentence for driving a car during three drive-by shootings last fall in Elkhart, while the man who fired the gun entered three guilty pleas in Elkhart County Circuit Court Thursday.

8.  Man convicted in drug death (The Charleston Gazette)
A California jury convicted a man on Wednesday of murdering a former Charleston resident by injecting her with a lethal dose of cocaine in 2005, prosecutors said.

9.  Lawsuit claims state doesn't spend enough on public defenders (The Muskegon Chronicle)
Advocates for poor criminal defendants sued the state Thursday, accusing it of failing to spend enough money on public defenders in violation of the U.S. and Michigan constitutions.