Michigan Criminal Appeal Case Results

Czarnecki & Taylor PLLC represents clients in Michigan criminal appeals, post-conviction proceedings, sentencing challenges, and other complex criminal matters. The cases below highlight selected appellate work, significant rulings, and results obtained through careful review of the record, legal research, and appellate advocacy.

Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a particular outcome. These case summaries are provided to illustrate the types of appellate issues and proceedings handled by the firm.

For an overview of the appellate issues and services behind these results, visit our Michigan criminal appeals lawyer page.

Selected Appellate Cases and Results

  • Pena

    People v. Pena: Prosecutor Confessed Error After Perjury and Secret Proceedings

  • mario smith 2

    People v. Smith: Forensic Pathology, Appellate Investigation, and the Missing Defense Expert

  • P v Smith revised

    People v. Smith: Czarnecki Raised Miller Retroactivity Before US Supreme Court Decision in Montgomery—Life Without-Parole Sentence Vacated

  • HYTA plea error

    Michigan MCR 6.500 Victory: Three Felony Convictions Vacated After Plea Error

  • new trial revised

    Michigan Murder Appeal: New Trial Granted After Evidentiary Hearing

  • Kolenda Case

    Protecting the Right to Appellate Counsel in Michigan: James Czarnecki’s ACLU Work Challenging the Denial of Counsel

  • reversed 1

    Three Felonious Assault Convictions Reversed in People v. McClure Michigan Appeal

  • people vs elias

    Case Study: People v. Gonzalez-Raymundo: How Michigan Appellate Attorney James Czarnecki Helped Shape Appellate Law