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Man pleads guilty but mentally ill in strangulation death of baby girl


SAGINAW, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who says he strangled his fiancé’s 10-month-old daughter until the child stopped crying has pleaded guilty but mentally ill to second-degree murder.

Michael Lask told a Saginaw County judge on Monday that he strangled 10-month-old Ciana Leigh McCliggott with knowledge that his actions could injure her.

The Saginaw News reports that as part of the plea agreement the 29-year-old will get a minimum sentence not to exceed 22 years and six months in prison. The maximum possible penalty for second-degree murder is life in prison with the chance of parole.

Lask will get treatment while in prison.

McCliggott was strangled in March 2016 at a motel in Saginaw County’s Thomas Township. Lask says he was temporarily living with his fiancé and several children at the motel.

 

OCBA ‘Court Rules’ Seminar:  Oakland County District Courts


The Oakland County Bar Association continues the winter semester of OCBA U, its innovative continuing professional development program, with a series of seminars called “Court Rules,” focusing on effective trial practice in Oakland County. The classes are held at the OCBA offices, 1760 South Telegraph Road in Bloomfield Hills. Each seminar focuses on a different Oakland County Court. Judicial staff attorneys will lead off each seminar with an overview of pretrial matters and effective motion practice. The second part of each seminar will be a moderated panel of sitting judges discussing best practices in oral advocacy and the do’s and don’ts of practicing in their courtrooms. From 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, panelists Hon. Debra Nance, Hon. Julie A. Nicholson, Hon. Marla V. Parker and Hon. Cynthia Thomas Walker outline procedures on Oakland County District Court. Barry Brickner, Esq., will moderate this event. Seminar fees for the “Court Rules” series are $40 per seminar for OCBA members and $80 for non-members. Register online at www. ocba.org/events. Seating is limited so pre-registration is recommended.

 

Wayne Law to host symposium on overnationalization, mass incarceration and drug policies


Take the opportunity to attend this conference from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, March 24 at Wayne State University Law School’s Partrich Auditorium. The symposium will consist of panel discussions where scholars, judges, and practitioners will address mass incarceration, overcriminalization, evolving drug policies, and sentencing decisions. The event is free.

For more information, contact Nicole Sappingfield at (951) 232-0313 or nicosapp@wayne. edu.

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