Legal Opinion

People v. Kerr (In Re Kerr)

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided March 13, 2018No. 335000PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMeter, P.J.

*409 In this juvenile-delinquency case against respondent, petitioner appeals by leave granted an order excluding other-acts evidence. We hold that the trial court erred by concluding that MCL 768.27a does not apply to juvenile-delinquency trials. We vacate the trial court's order excluding the other-acts evidence and remand this matter to the trial court for a determination of the admissibility of the other-acts evidence under the proper legal framework.

Petitioner filed two juvenile-delinquency petitions against respondent. Each petition concerns a separate alleged victim. The first petition…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. Watkins; People v. PullenMichigan Supreme Court · 2012
  2. People v. LeeMichigan Supreme Court · 2011
  3. In Re CareyMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
  4. In Re McDanielMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991

3Cited by3 opinions

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  2. in Re Snb MinorMichigan Court of Appeals · 2019
  3. in Re Todd Martin Hoffman JrMichigan Court of Appeals · 2019

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