- Posted May 31, 2013
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Charges revived against Detroit mom in standoff
DETROIT (AP) -- The Michigan appeals court has reopened the case of a Detroit woman accused of firing a gun when police officers tried to remove her daughter.
Maryanne Godboldo's case got much attention in 2011 because it involved a parent's decision to deny medicine to a child. State officials wanted a teen daughter removed from the home because Godboldo refused to give her Risperdal, a mental health drug.
Godboldo was charged with several crimes involving the use of a gun, but two Detroit courts dismissed them.
The appeals court reversed Wednesday, saying the evidence shouldn't have been suppressed even if police illegally entered the home.
The court says any evidence collected after the gun was fired is fair game. The case now returns to Detroit's 36th District Court.
Published: Fri, May 31, 2013
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