People v. Davis

*158WEAVER, J.

The issue presented is whether our Double Jeopardy Clause1 prohibits the state of Michigan from prosecuting defendant for the theft of an automobile from Michigan after defendant pleaded guilty in Kentucky, where he was apprehended, to a charge of attempted theft of the automobile by unlawful taking. We overrule People v Cooper2 and hold that our Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar defendant’s successive state prosecution in Michigan because the entities seeking to prosecute defendant in this case — Kentucky and Michigan — are separate sovereigns deriving their authority to punish…