PEOPLE v. DESI JACKSON

Docket No. 77-130.

80 Mich. App. 244 (1977)

263 N.W.2d 44

PEOPLE v. DESI JACKSON

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided December 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, and Richard D. Gay, Prosecuting Attorney (Prosecuting Attorneys Appellate Unit, Thomas C. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for the people.

Montigel, Mackie & Harris, for defendant on appeal.

Before: R.B. BURNS, P.J., and D.E. HOLBROOK and R.B. MARTIN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The defendant was found "guilty but mentally ill" after a trial for assault with intent to commit murder. He was sentenced to prison and appeals. His principal claims are that MCLA 768.36; MSA 28.1059 is unconstitutional under the due process and equal protection clauses of our constitution.

Is defendant deprived of his right to equal protection by the classification of "guilty but mentally ill"? We think not. Defendant complains that a person...

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