Criminal Law
Defense Requests Sanctions Against Michigan in Flint Water Case
Lawyers for Michigan’s former health director asked a judge Monday to sanction prosecutors who are trying to instantly turn invalid indictments into a fresh round of charges in the Flint water scandal.
It’s the latest salvo since the Michigan Supreme Court in June said a one-person grand jury had no authority under state law to return indictments against Nick Lyon, former Gov. Rick Snyder and seven other people.
The attorney general’s office insists that the indictments can simply be reinstated as common criminal complaints in Genesee County. That request by prosecutors is pending.
