Legal Opinion
People v. Conat
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 25, 2000No. Docket Nos. 218204, 219259, 219958 and 219258PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connell, J.
In these consolidated appeals, the prosecutors appeal from four lower court orders declaring that MCL 769.1; MSA 28.1072 (hereinafter § 1), as amended by 1996 PA 247, is unconstitutional. The amended statute requires the circuit court to sentence certain juvenile offenders as adults. We hold that the statute is constitutional, and we accordingly reverse the orders of the trial courts and remand for trial.
I. LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND
Generally, the family division of the circuit court (family court) has exclusive jurisdiction over juveniles under seventeen years of age who commit criminal…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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