TRAVERSE CITY - A state appellate court ordered a new trial for a Kalkaska area man who was convicted of a drug crime but had argued Michigan’s medical marijuana law allowed him to legally grow the substance.
The judge in Archie Kiel’s trial in Kalkaska County Circuit Court erred while giving instructions to jurors, the appeals court ruled. Kiel’s conviction was reversed and he must get a new trial.
Kiel had been convicted of manufacturing a controlled substance after police raided his home and seized marijuana plants. Kalkaska prosecutors alleged Kiel had grown more marijuana plants than allowed by the state’s medical marijuana law.
Archive: Wednesday
July 18, 2012
New trial in medical marijuana case
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Leelanau will pay to settle lawsuit
Leelanau County will pay $55,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from allegations county sheriff’s deputies illegally detained a man.
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NMC may hike tuition for some
Northwestern Michigan College board members took their first look at next year’s draft budget, which included a nearly 32 percent tuition hike for the nursing, automotive, and audio-tech programs.
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Editorial: TBAISD hoards money as schools struggle
The issue: TBAISD’s millions. Our view: Big changes needed.
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Home foreclosure could be 'windfall' for Benzie
Tax foreclosure on a lakefront home valued near $800,000 could be a “windfall” for Benzie County.
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Business in Brief: 05/15/2013
TEDx speaker match; Evaluation planning; Employment forecast. (Plus more)
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Letters to the Editor: 05/15/2013
Get on the bus; Not an abortion pill.
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Prep Sports Roundup: Youker pitches second no-hitter
Amanda Youker pitched her second no-hitter of the season as Kingsley whitewashed Buckley 11-0 in the opener of a Northwest Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday. (Plus more)
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Suspects arraigned in horse case
Antrim County authorities filed a civil action to seek legal forfeiture of 18 horses seized in an animal cruelty investigation.
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Suspect has multiple prior convictions
Zackariah Hornback, 19, was arraigned Tuesday in 86th District Court on a felony charge from a temporary warrant issued over the weekend.
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Ride of Silence honors fallen cyclists
Cyclists are invited to join the Traverse City Ride of Silence to raise awareness among motorists, cyclists, police, city officials and residents.
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Electrical fire damages cottage
Investigators said an electrical problem sparked a fire at a seasonal cottage on Long Lake Peninsula.
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Man charged with criminal sexual conduct
A Suttons Bay man faces a felony charge for allegedly having sex with a girl on multiple occasions.
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Community in Brief: 05/15/2013
Bethany meeting; Peace Corps get-together; ice cream social and plant sale; and more.
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Today in Sports: 05/15/2013
What's happening in sports across the region and the country:
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Prep sports scoreboard: 05/08/2013
A roundup of high school sports results from across northern Michigan:
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Man's body found in field
Authorities are trying to figure out the identity of a body found in an East Bay Township field.
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Kalkaska voters reject new library
Voters in Kalkaska County rejected a proposed millage to fund a new county library building by a 2-to-1 margin.
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Body found in East Bay field
Authorities located a body in a field in East Bay Township.
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Editorial: State obliged to provide criminal defense for indigent
They are ugly statistics that paint a picture of a state heading down an unsustainable — and unjust — path.
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Traverse City OKs food trucks
It’s official: Food trucks can set up their roaming shops downtown starting May 16.
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TC West tops TC Central 5-1
Traverse City West — despite playing without four players with ankle and knee injuries — racked up a 5-1 home victory Tuesday over rival Traverse City Central to remain in a virtual Big North Conference first-place tie with Cadillac.
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Titans sweep the Trojans
With Major League Baseball scouts looking on, Traverse City West’s Walter Borkovich dominated Tuesday in pitching the Titans to a 10-2 win over crosstown rival Traverse City Central in the opener of a Big North Conference doubleheader.
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Interlochen's Jack Driscoll wins author award
Jack Driscoll is a 2013 winner of the prestigious Society of Midland Authors Award. The novelist, poet and long-time Interlochen resident earned a prize in Adult Fiction for his latest collection of short stories, “The World of a Few Minutes Ago” (Wayne State University Press).
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Letters to the Editor: 05/08/2013
Tax-free traffic calming; Endorsing scientists?
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Leelanau will pay to settle lawsuit
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IWitness Look at Moore, OK Tornado
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Robert Pattinson Moves Out
