e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 83917
Opinion Date : 06/27/2025
e-Journal Date : 07/01/2025
Court : Michigan Supreme Court
Case Name : People v. Lawson
Practice Area(s) : Criminal Law
Judge(s) : Cavanagh, Zahra, Bernstein, Welch, Bolden, Thomas, and Hood
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Issues:

Sentencing for first-degree murder; People v Czarnecki; People v Taylor; People v Poole

Summary

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal, the court reversed Part III of the Court of Appeals judgment (see eJournal # 81659 in the 6/6/24 edition), vacated defendant’s first-degree murder sentence, and remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing in light of Taylor. The court denied leave to appeal in all other respects because it was not persuaded that it should review the remaining questions presented.

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