People v. Davis

This case presents the question whether defendant may be convicted twice of carjacking, MCL 750.529a, one conviction being based on the theft from the driver of the vehicle and the other conviction being based on the theft of the same vehicle from the passenger. We hold that defendant committed only one carjacking offense. Accordingly, we reverse in part the judgment of the Court of Appeals and vacate one of defendant’s two carjacking convictions.

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On the afternoon of August 24, 1999, Coy Anderson drove his automobile to his sister’s house. Tiara Hughes was a passenger in the automobile.…