A Saginaw man was all smiles on learning a jury acquitted him of murder on the grounds he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man over the summer. Eric M. Wills II, 24, heaved a sigh of relief and smiled broadly when jurors announced they found him not guilty
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Tears flowed in torrents in a Saginaw courtroom as a 51-year-old man learned how much time he’d spend behind bars for killing three relatives, including a pregnant woman. None of the tears fell from the killer’s eyes, though, as he remained stone-faced and seemingly unrepentant.
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A Michigan mother is no longer facing a criminal charge that stemmed from her 13-year-old son accidentally shooting himself while trying to protect his dogs from coyotes. Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Shellbe A. Sanborn on Friday, March 28, filed paperwork saying she intends to dismiss the case
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After less than two hours of deliberation, a jury exonerated a Saginaw man accused of fatally shooting another man during a fight on a West Side street, finding he acted in defense of his brother. Jurors in the trial of Delvon M. Jackson, 23, delivered their verdicts about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25
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A Saginaw County jury has exonerated a Midland man accused of sexually assaulting a child several years ago. Despite what appeared to be photographic evidence implicating him, his attorney argued throughout the man’s trial that the photo was a fabrication, and jurors ultimately agreed.
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A jury deliberated for about two hours before acquitting a popular Roman Catholic priest in a case where he was accused of sexually assaulting two male teens. It was the first of three trials. The nine-woman, three-man jury delivered its verdicts about 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, finding 72-year-old Rev. Robert J. “Father Bob” DeLand Jr. not guilty of attempted second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
A little more than a year after charges were first filed against them, two men alleged to have dumped oily waste from a towing vessel into Lake Huron have had their cases dismissed. The dismissal comes just days before they were to go before a federal jury. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on Monday, June 5, granted the prosecution’s request to dismiss charges against Jeffrey W. Patrick and William J. Harrigan.
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A Saginaw man is free after a jury decided he was not responsible for the fatal heroin overdose of a Bay City woman. A jury on Thursday, Dec. 8, found Jaymes D. Collins-Degrate, 22, not guilty of delivering a controlled substance causing death, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole.
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Jurors have acquitted a Saginaw man of a murder conspiracy in connection with a March 2015 shooting on the city’s South Side. After deliberating for a total of about three hours over two days, a jury of seven women and five men on Thursday, April 21, found Dominique A. Ramsey not guilty of 10 felonies.
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A judge has overturned a jury’s verdict against one of two men convicted of conspiring to murder Humberto Casas Jr. last year. For the first time in his 15 years as a judge, Saginaw County Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson on Thursday, March 3, set aside a jury’s verdict in a criminal case, nullifying Dominique A. Ramsey’s conviction…
Saginaw Man Acquitted of Murder on Grounds of Self-Defense
/in Self DefenseA Saginaw man was all smiles on learning a jury acquitted him of murder on the grounds he acted in self-defense when he fatally shot another man over the summer. Eric M. Wills II, 24, heaved a sigh of relief and smiled broadly when jurors announced they found him not guilty
Saginaw Man Imprisoned for Killing Pregnant Woman and 2 Men
/in ManslaughterTears flowed in torrents in a Saginaw courtroom as a 51-year-old man learned how much time he’d spend behind bars for killing three relatives, including a pregnant woman. None of the tears fell from the killer’s eyes, though, as he remained stone-faced and seemingly unrepentant.
Michigan Mom’s Gun Storage Law Case Dismissed: Teen Son Shot Himself While Protecting Dogs
/in Gun Storage LawA Michigan mother is no longer facing a criminal charge that stemmed from her 13-year-old son accidentally shooting himself while trying to protect his dogs from coyotes. Saginaw County Assistant Prosecutor Shellbe A. Sanborn on Friday, March 28, filed paperwork saying she intends to dismiss the case
Delvon M. Jackson Exonerated of Open Murder
/in Self DefenseAfter less than two hours of deliberation, a jury exonerated a Saginaw man accused of fatally shooting another man during a fight on a West Side street, finding he acted in defense of his brother. Jurors in the trial of Delvon M. Jackson, 23, delivered their verdicts about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25
Jury Acquits Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Girl in Photo
/in Sexual AssaultA Saginaw County jury has exonerated a Midland man accused of sexually assaulting a child several years ago. Despite what appeared to be photographic evidence implicating him, his attorney argued throughout the man’s trial that the photo was a fabrication, and jurors ultimately agreed.
Jury Acquits Catholic Priest Robert DeLand of Sexually Assaulting 2 Teens
/in Sexual AssaultA jury deliberated for about two hours before acquitting a popular Roman Catholic priest in a case where he was accused of sexually assaulting two male teens. It was the first of three trials. The nine-woman, three-man jury delivered its verdicts about 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, finding 72-year-old Rev. Robert J. “Father Bob” DeLand Jr. not guilty of attempted second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Feds Dismiss Cases Against Engineers Accused of Dumping Oily Waste in Lake Huron
/in Environmental CrimesA little more than a year after charges were first filed against them, two men alleged to have dumped oily waste from a towing vessel into Lake Huron have had their cases dismissed. The dismissal comes just days before they were to go before a federal jury. U.S. District Judge Thomas L. Ludington on Monday, June 5, granted the prosecution’s request to dismiss charges against Jeffrey W. Patrick and William J. Harrigan.
Saginaw Man Acquitted in Bay City Woman’s Heroin Overdose Death
/in Drug RelatedA Saginaw man is free after a jury decided he was not responsible for the fatal heroin overdose of a Bay City woman. A jury on Thursday, Dec. 8, found Jaymes D. Collins-Degrate, 22, not guilty of delivering a controlled substance causing death, a felony that carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with the possibility of parole.
Saginaw Man Avoids Murder Conspiracy Conviction for Second Time
/in Conspiracy to Commit MurderJurors have acquitted a Saginaw man of a murder conspiracy in connection with a March 2015 shooting on the city’s South Side. After deliberating for a total of about three hours over two days, a jury of seven women and five men on Thursday, April 21, found Dominique A. Ramsey not guilty of 10 felonies.
Judge Overturns Murder Conspiracy Verdict in Humbert Casas Homicide
/in Conspiracy to Commit MurderA judge has overturned a jury’s verdict against one of two men convicted of conspiring to murder Humberto Casas Jr. last year. For the first time in his 15 years as a judge, Saginaw County Circuit Judge Darnell Jackson on Thursday, March 3, set aside a jury’s verdict in a criminal case, nullifying Dominique A. Ramsey’s conviction…