Legal Opinion
People v. Yanna
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 26, 2012No. Docket Nos. 304293 and 306144PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShapiro, J.
In Docket No. 304293, the prosecution appealed the Bay Circuit Court’s decision holding unconstitutional MCL 750.224a, which prohibits possession of Tasers and stun guns by private individuals.1 In Docket No. 306144, we granted the defendant’s application for leave to appeal the Muskegon Circuit Court’s *140order holding the same statute constitutional. Given the identical questions posed by these cases, we have consolidated them.2 We hold that the version of MCL 750.224a at issue in these cases is unconstitutional. The Michigan and United States Constitutions protect a citizen’s right to possess…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- District of Columbia v. HellerSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- McDonald v. City of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- People v. BrownMichigan Supreme Court · 1931
- Department of Transportation v. TomkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
- People v. SmelterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
3Cited by12 opinions
- Caetano v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- People v. DerocheMichigan Court of Appeals · 2013
- People v. WilderMichigan Court of Appeals · 2014
- Avitabile v. BeachDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 2019
- Maloney v. SingasDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2018
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