COURT NEWS
Last week’s court news included sentencings as well as a ruling from the Michigan Court of Appeals regarding a 2016 Cass County criminal sexual conduct conviction and sentence. A three-judge panel of the Court of […]
Legal News
BERRIEN SPRINGS PASSED FINANCIAL AUDIT
BERRIEN SPRINGS – Berrien Springs village finances are in good shape, auditors told officials recently. The St. Joseph-based Plante & Moran firm conducted the village’s audit of financial records for the 2016-17 fiscal year that […]
CRIMINAL SENTENCING OF PREDATOR, DRUGGIE AND THIEVES
Last week’s court action in Berrien County Trial Court and Cass County Circuit Court included prison terms for Berrien Springs and Edwardsburg residents. Wayne Churchill Labins, 52, of Cass Street in Berrien Springs, pleaded […]
BERRIEN COUNTY COURT: CHANGES COMING IN 2018
Changes are coming to the Berrien County Trial Court in 2018. Two judges have been re-assigned to new duties and another judge has announced his plans to retire in June. In addition, the Trial Court’s […]
HIGH PROFILE TRIAL COURT CASES PROCEEDING INTO 2018
News came on a number of court cases as 2017 drew to a close. The Michigan Court of Appeals handed down rulings in two area high-profile cases from 2016 and two Niles area murder cases […]