People v. Railer

Defendant appeals as of right his jury trial conviction of unlawful imprisonment, MCL 750.349b, for which he was sentenced as a third-offense habitual offender, MCL 769.11, to 129 months to 30 years’ imprisonment.1 We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This is a case about control. It arises out of defendant’s romantic relationship with Amy Nichols. These individuals, having dated sporadically in their youth, resumed their amorous affair and began cohabitating in November 2007. Defendant was jobless, without a car, and completely reliant on Nichols for his transportation. In Nichols’s words, defendant “did…