An appeals panel has ordered Klages' conviction to be reversed after determining there is insufficient evidence that she lied to police about her knowledge of sexual abuse by ex-doctor Larry Nassar.
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A jury convicted former Michigan State University gymnastic coach Kathie Klages in 2020 for lying to investigators about whether she remembered being told about Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.
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LANSING The Michigan Court of Appeals has fined a lawyer $3,000 and referred him for possible further discipline after determining he raised his middle finger to an opposing lawyer during recent oral arguments.
But James Heos, the veteran East Lansing attorney who made the gesture, said Friday he thought he was giving the finger to his blank computer screen which was not working and he had no idea the three judges on the panel or anyone else could see him. It s a very embarrassing situation, said Heos, 74, who said he has already mailed his check to the clerk of the court.