OWI / DUI
M-59 and Van Dyke operating while intoxicated arrests, including high-BAC Super Drunk.
Sterling Heights · 41-A District Court
Sterling Heights Criminal Defense LawyerCharged in Sterling Heights? I know this courthouse.
Sterling Heights cases go to the 41-A District Court on Dodge Park. I prosecuted in Macomb County before I started defending people here, and that history is the reason I can tell you early — honestly — what your case is actually worth.
Where your case is heard
41-A District Court — and what happens next
The 41-A District Court serves Sterling Heights and Shelby Township. It handles misdemeanors from start to finish and takes felonies through preliminary examination before they move to the Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens.
Enforcement here concentrates along M-59, Van Dyke, and Hall Road: OWI arrests, drug discoveries during traffic stops, and retail fraud out of Lakeside and the Hall Road corridor. Sterling Heights police document heavily, which means there is usually body camera and in-car video worth obtaining before anyone talks about a plea.
Sterling Heights also generates a steady number of domestic violence calls where the responding officers must make an arrest decision on the spot with incomplete information. Those cases frequently look very different once the 911 audio, the full report, and any prior history between the parties are on the table.
What I defend in Sterling Heights
The charges that come out of this city most often
Domestic violence
On-scene arrest cases where the full record tells a different story than the report.
Drug possession & delivery
Traffic-stop possession and possession with intent charges.
Retail fraud
Lakeside and Hall Road shoplifting and organized retail fraud files.
Weapons charges
CCW, felon in possession, and felony firearm counts filed after a search.
Expungements
Set-aside petitions so an old Sterling Heights conviction stops blocking work and housing.
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