In civil cases, the plaintiff only needs to prove their version of events is more likely than the defendant's, a term referred to as the preponderance of evidence.

As a retired Detroit Police Department investigator with over four decades of experience investigating violent crime, and as someone who once stood trial for second-degree murder after acting to ...

An ex-Grand Rapids officer will not be retried after his murder case ended in a mistrial, according to Kent County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Becker on Thursday. Christopher Schurr was charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting Patrick ...