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Guilty Of Littering
A plea ends a 14-month-old case involving
anti-Semitic pamphlets in Huntington Woods.
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ature, which he described as "very hate-
ful." It was not what Wilson was
flagged for.
What Wilson distributed included
details of "Jewish- Media Control,"
claiming Jews led the slave trade and
that the Talmud calls for the murder of
gentiles.
Sirlin thinks District Judge Gus
Cifelli will show "rachmanous" (mercy)
in sentencing.
"I would hope she'd be aware that
this isn't acceptable behavior," Sirlin
said, adding that he thinks his client
27-year-old Detroit woman
pleaded guilty in 48th Dis-
trict Court in Bloomfield
Hills Monday to a charge of
littering anti-Semitic and racist litera-
ture.
Michelle Wilson, ticketed July 13,
1997 in Huntington Woods, will meet
with the court's probation department,
where a sentencing recommendation
will be made. The maximum jail time
for the misdemeanor
is 90 days.
Wilson, a self-
described reverend of
the racist group
Church of the Cre-
ator, was distributing
a pamphlet entitled
"FACTS That The
Government and the
Media Don't Want
You To Know,"
which is produced by
the church. She and a
fellow worker, Tara
Hopkins, 27, of
Detroit; were distrib-
Michelle Wilson confers with by her lawyer Keith Sirlin
uting pamphlets on
before entering he r guilty plea in court.
lawns and walkways
covering six blocks.
may have to complete community ser-
Hopkins, who was never a member of
vice time at a Jewish charitable organi-
the church, was previously sentenced to
zation. "She's a cold person who needs
six months' probation and 10 hours of
help."
community service.
On Aug. 5 of last year, Wilson had
Wilson acknowledged to the court
entered
a guilty plea, but reversed it to
that she had distributed the pamphlets
not
guilty
when Judge Marvin Frankel
without the homeowners' permission.
of the 45-B District Court in Oak Park
"This is the right result," said her
refused to return the 400 pamphlets
court-appointed lawyer, Keith Sirlin of
confiscated by the ticketing officer.
Waterford. "There is no First Amend-
When Wilson did not show up on
ment issue at stake, and she freely
March 13 for a scheduled hearing, her
admitted to doing it. Technically, it's
fourth attorney withdrew. Then
littering."
Frankel removed himself from the case
Sirlin, the fifth lawyer the court has
after
Wilson filed grievances against
appointed to represent Wilson, said his
him and Judge Benjamin Friedman,
client had come to court with the
who heard portions of the case as well.
intention of going to trial, but he didn't
The case was scheduled to resume on
think it in her best interest .to do so.
April 7, but Wilson didn't appear again.
"I presented her the facts of the case,
Cifelli issued a bench warrant for her
and didn't press her one way or anoth-
arrest on April 30. She posted bond on
er," said Sirlin, who told Wilson it may
Aug.
25 of $300, and pleaded not guilty
be in her best interest not to talk to the
at
her
arraignment the next day. 0
media.
of
the
church's
liter-
Sirlin saw some