Legal Opinion
People v. Nunley
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 2012No. Docket 144036PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtZahra, J.
The issue in this case is whether a Michigan Department of State (DOS) 1 certificate of mailing is testimonial in nature and thus that its admission, without accompanying witness testimony, violates the Confrontation Clause of the state and federal constitutions. The DOS generated the certificate of mailing to certify that it had mailed a notice of driver suspension to a group of suspended drivers. The prosecution seeks to introduce this certificate to prove the notice element of the charged crime, driving while license revoked or suspended (DWLS), second offense, MCL 257.904(1) and (3)(b). 2…
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