Mecosta Co. jury tampering case overturned in Michigan Supreme Court

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Mecosta Co. jury tampering case overturned in Michigan Supreme Court

Posted About Four Years Ago by steve gove

The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the jury tampering conviction of a West Michigan man.

Keith Wood was distributing pamphlets back in 2015 outside the Mecosta County courthouse in Big Rapids.

Wood told people they could choose their conscience over the law if they were picked to serve on a jury.

Wood was charged with jury tampering and convicted of a misdemeanor.

But the Supreme Court ruled people who haven't actually participated in a case aren't jurors under Michigan law.

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THURSDAY 4/2/24:

Wayne St⁵ 3 @ Ferris St⁴ 10

Purdue NW³ 1 @ Parkside⁶ 0 (9inn)

~~Wayne St 2~~ @ Parkside 4

FRIDAY 4/3/24:

Ferris St 3 @ GVSU¹ 4

Purdue NW 1 @ SVSU² 4

Purdue NW 6 @ ~~Ferris St~~ 4

SATURDAY 4/4/24:

GVSU @ SVSU - 11AM

Parkside @ Purdue NW - 1:30p

Parkside/PurdueNW @ GVSU/SVSU - 4p

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MONDAY 4/29/24

Shepherd @ Chip Hills - CANCELLED

TUESDAY 4/30/24

Kent City 0 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 11 (6inn)

Grant 3 @ C Montcalm 2

Grant 6 @ C Montcalm 3

Morley Stanwood 5 @ Tri County 4

Morley Stanwood 0 @ Tri County 10 (6inn)

Newaygo 5 @ Reed City 4

Newaygo 6 @ Reed City 8 (5inn)

Lakeview 3 @ White Cloud 4

Lakeview 6 @ White Cloud 13

WEDNESDAY 5/1/24 - 4p

Chip Hills 16 @ Montabella 3 (6inn)

Chip Hills 11 @ Montabella 3

Coopersville 6 @ Newaygo 3

Coopersville 7 @ Newaygo 4

Whitehall 9 @ Grant 2

Whitehall 13 @ Grant 10

C Montcalm 8 @ Saranac 5

C Montcalm 8 @ Saranac 2

FRIDAY 5/3/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant - RESCHEDULED 4/9

White Cloud 5 @ Kent City 4

White Cloud 8 @ Kent City 2

Tri County @ Lakeview - RESCHEDULED

Reed City 11 @ Morley Stanwood 1

Reed City 7 @ Morley Stanwood 2

Belding 0 @ Newaygo 8

Belding 2 @ Newaygo 3

C Montcalm @ Chip Hills - RESCHEDULED

SATURDAY 5/4/24

Grant @ Hesperia - 9a

White Cloud @ Hesperia - TBD

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CSAA Softball

MONDAY 4/29/24

Chip Hills @ Alma - CANCELLED

TUESDAY 4/30/24

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 2

Kent City 1 @ Big Rapids 12 (5inn)

Grant 0 @ C Montcalm 10

Grant 1 @ C Montcalm 5

Morley Stanwood @ Tri County

Morley Stanwood @ Tri County

Newaygo 2 @ Reed City 12 (5inn)

Newaygo 5 @ Reed City 7

Lakeview 0 @ White Cloud 4

Lakeview 11 @ White Cloud 10

WEDNESDAY 5/1/24 - 4p

Chip Hills 10 @ Montabella 20 (6inn)

Chip Hills 9 @ Montabella 7

THURDAY 5/2/24 - 4p

Belding 0 @ Newaygo 15 (3inn)

Belding 0 @ Newaygo 15 (3inn)

FRIDAY 5/3/24 - 4p

Big Rapids @ Grant - RESCHEDULED 4/9

White Cloud 0 @ Kent City 1

White Cloud 0 @ Kent City 11 (5inn)

Tri County @ Lakeview - RESCHEDULED

Reed City 22 @ Morley Stanwood 8 (6inn)

Reed City 16 @ Morley Stanwood 0 (4inn)

C Montcalm @ Chip Hills - RESCHEDULED

SATURDAY 5/4/24

Grant @ Hesperia - 9a

White Cloud @ Hesperia - TBD

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1) Big Rapids: 8-1 | +101 -29 (+72)

2) Grant: 7-2 | +77 -41 (+36)

3) Chippewa Hills: 6-3 | +52 -36 (+16)

4) Reed City: 7-4 | +78 -43 (+35)

5) Newaygo: 8-6 | +88 -57 (+31)

6) Central Montcalm: 6-6 | +65 -51 (+14)

7) Morley Stanwood: 5-5 | +43 -52 (-9)

8) Kent City: 5-7 | +66 -101 (-35)

9) White Cloud: 4-6 | +39 -83 (-44)

10) Tri County: 2-9 | +49 -119 (-70)

11) Lakeview: 0-9 | +37 -94 (-57)

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