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People of Michigan v. Selesa Arrosieur Likine

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 31, 2012No. Docket 141154, 141181, and 141513PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMary Beth Kelly, J.

These three cases involve the felony of failure to pay court-ordered child support (felony nonsupport) under MCL 750.165 and the rule of *374People v Adams,1 which held that inability to pay is not a defense to this crime. We granted leave to consider the constitutionality of the Court of Appeals’ ruling in Adams and now clarify that, while inability to pay is not a defense to felony nonsupport pursuant to MCL 750.165, Adams does not preclude criminal defendants from proffering the common-law defense of impossibility.

These cases require us to consider, for the first time, the nature of Michigan’s…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. People v. CarinesMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Staples v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  3. People v. DunbarMichigan Supreme Court · 2016
  4. People v. JanesMichigan Court of Appeals · 2013
  5. People v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 2016

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