People v. Lang

Defendant stands charged with violating MCL 257.617 for failing to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle accident that resulted in the death of another person. His appeal involves the trial court’s denial of his pretrial request for a jury instruction that the prosecutor must prove that defendant had knowledge that his involvement in an accident resulted in serious injury or death to another person. This Court initially denied defendant’s interlocutory application for leave to appeal. People v Lang, unpublished order of the Court of Appeals, entered March 30, 1999 (Docket No. 216449).…