e-Journal Summary

e-Journal Number : 84325
Opinion Date : 09/10/2025
e-Journal Date : 09/12/2025
Court : Michigan Supreme Court
Case Name : People v. Bouie
Practice Area(s) : Criminal Law
Judge(s) : Cavanagh, Zahra, Bernstein, Welch, Bolden, Thomas, and Hood
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Issues:

Life-without-parole (LWOP) sentence for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder; Effect of a defendant’s age at the time of the crime; People v Taylor

Summary

In an order in lieu of granting leave to appeal the Court of Appeals judgment (see eJournal # 80028 in the 8/24/23 edition), the court remanded the case to the Court of Appeals for reconsideration of defendant’s challenge to the constitutionality of his LWOP “sentence for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder based on his age in light of Taylor.” It 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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