John Melton | Michigan Criminal Lawyer | Michigan

• Member, Michigan Bar Association
  Member, Sanilac County Bar Association

• Honorable Discharge United States Army
  Book Award Litigation Seminar 1997

• ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE DISMISSED. Client charged with attempted murder. Maximun life in prison. We convinced the Prosecutor's Office that their witness was not reliable. The charge was dismissed as part of a plea bargain. 5 other charges also dismissed. Minimum sentence reduced to 14 months. Originally minimum was 10.5 years. _____________________________________ Client Charged with 1 Count First Degree Home Invasion and 2 Counts Second Degree Home Invasion 4th Habitual - Facing Potentially Decades in Prison CASE DISMISSED ON ALL COUNTS! ______________________________________ Client charged with assaulting a police officer, domestic violence and facing additional charges for attempting to disarm a police officer and enhancement as an habitual offender. Facing several years in prison. Additional charges not brought, original charges reduced. Client served 180 days in the county jail and probation. ________________________________________ Client charged with Assault With Intent To Do Great Bodily Harm Less Than Murder Maximum Penalty 10 Years in Prison Charge reduced to a misdemeanor. Client sentenced to 90 days in the county jail and probation. ____________________________ Client was charged with 5 felonies- facing 5 years in prison. Convinced the prosecutor to dismiss 4 of the charges- the client was sentenced to probation- NO JAIL!

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