People v. Cassadime

Defendant was charged with a violation of MCL 333.16294 for holding herself out as a registered nurse (count i) and a violation of MCL 750.249 for uttering and publishing a nursing license that was forged, false, or altered (count n). Defendant is alleged to have provided her employer with a copy of a state-issued nursing certificate, which the state claims is a forged document. Defendant moved for dismissal of count II on the grounds that MCL 750.249 does not apply to copies of altered or forged documents. Additionally, defendant argued that introduction of a copy of the nursing license…