Legal Opinion
People v. Gardner
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 2008No. Docket 131942PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorrigan, J.
In this case, we consider the correct method for counting prior felonies under Michigan’s habitual offender statutes, MCL 769.10, 769.11, 769.12, and 769.13. These statutes establish escalating penalties for offenders who are repeatedly convicted of felonies. This Court has ruled that the statutes imply that each predicate felony must arise from separate criminal incidents. People v Preuss, 436 Mich 714; 461 NW2d 703 (1990); People v Stoudemire, 429 Mich 262; 414 NW2d 693 (1987), mod by Preuss, supra at 739. Therefore, multiple felonies that arise from the same criminal incident or…
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