PEOPLE v. McLEOD

Docket No. 60368, (Calendar No. 5).

407 Mich. 632 (1980)

288 N.W.2d 909

PEOPLE v. McLEOD

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Edward Reilly Wilson, Principal Attorney, Appeals, and Timothy A. Baughman, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Bruce T. Leitman for defendant.


RYAN, J. (to affirm).

Leave to appeal was granted in this case to address several challenges to the constitutionality of the "guilty but mentally ill" verdict established by 1975 PA 180. We agree with the Court of Appeals that on the record in this case there is no showing of a clear and inevitable conflict between this new verdict and either the United States or Michigan Constitution. We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals.

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