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Court Report: Marijuana Possession, Assault and Battery, Retail Fraud

The following items are updates on cases in the 35th District Court, which serves Plymouth, Canton and Northville. Not all items, unless otherwise noted, reflect guilty pleas or convictions.

Posted Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 10:41 pm ET|Updated Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 2:50 pm ET

Tonia Latrice Atkins, 41, Ypsilanti

Arraigned on a charge of retail fraud committed in Canton on May 15, 2011
Pleaded guilty on Aug. 29, 2011
Referred to the probation department for a presentencing interview and sentencing

Michelle Leigh Baisden, 33, Novi

Kristen Nicole Novak, 19, Canton

Arraigned on a charge of violation of the public health code for possession of marijuana and paraphernalia committed in the City of Plymouth
Pleaded not guilty on Aug. 29, 2011
Scheduled for a pretrial hearing

Martin Joseph Stamper, 21, Plymouth

Violation of probation for a charge of assault and battery committed in Canton on March 30, 2009
Scheduled for a sentencing hearing with the probation department

Daniel Lee George, 52, Northville

Charged with two counts of larceny committed in the City of Northville
Count one, larceny less than $200 and count two, larceny greater than $200 but less than $1,000
Requested a court appointed attorney at his pretrial hearing
Failed to appear at his court hearing on Aug. 29, 2011
A warrant has been issued for his arrest

Odeh Hani Sweis, 29, Plymouth

Charged with fishing without a license on July 22, 2011 in the City of Northville
Pretrial hearing held on August 29, 2011
Case disposed on a guilty plea
Sentenced to a one day delayed sentence and a $348 fine