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PEOPLE v. DOWDY

Docket No. 140603.

802 N.W.2d 239 (2011)

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Randall Lee DOWDY, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

July 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Stuart J. Dunnings, III , Prosecuting Attorney, and Joseph B. Finnerty , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender (by Christine A. Pagac ) for defendant.

Ronald J. Schafer and Terrence E. Dean for amicus curiae the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.

Legal Aid of Western Michigan (by Miriam Aukerman ) for amicus curiae Jane Poe and others.

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, and Mark G. Sands, Assistant Attorney General, for amicus curiae the Attorney General.

Opinion

YOUNG, C.J.

We granted leave to appeal in this case to determine whether homeless sex offenders are obligated to comply with the registration requirement imposed by the Sex Offenders Registration Act (SORA).1 Specifically, we consider whether homeless sex offenders have a "residence" or "domicile" such that they can comply with the statute's registration requirements. We hold that homelessness is not a bar to compliance...

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