COURT NEWS UPDATE
By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent Court action last week in Berrien County Trial Court and Cass County Circuit Court include trial dates set in cases against three area residents and sentencings. A January trial date […]
Legal News
CRIMINAL SENTENCING – 11-15-18
IN COUNTY CRIMINAL SENTENCING: BENTON HARBOR: ISHMAEL KWAKOU DIXON DOB: 03/09/1994 PO-FLEE-3RD DEGREE-VEHICLE CD CONT SUBS-DELY/MFG MARIJUANA CONT SUBS-DELY/MFG MARIJUANA POLICE OFF-ASSLT/RESIST & OBST CT.1 FELONY CT.2 FELONY CT.3 FELONY CT.4 FELONY CT.5 MISDEMEANOR MATTHEW […]
BERRIEN COUNTY HAS A NEW CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER
By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent ST. JOSEPH – Berrien County’s Public Defender Office got a financial boost last week as well as a new permanent leader. Although less than two years old, the county’s indigent […]
COURT NEWS UPDATE
By DEBRA HAIGHT BCR Correspondent Recent court action in Berrien County Trial Court and Cass County Circuit Court include prison and jail sentences. A Benton Harbor man was sentenced to life in prison last week […]
POLL SHOWS VOTERS TO LEGAL RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
By: Stan Maddux If Michigan voters November 6 choose to legalize the use and sale of recreational marijuana, communities can still ban the sale of it in their respective jurisdictions. Officials in places like Niles, […]