PEOPLE v. BEAM

Docket No. 219496.

624 N.W.2d 764 (2000)

244 Mich. App. 103

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Corey BEAM, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 26, 2000, at 9:20 a.m.

Released for publication February 27, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer M. Granholm, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, John D. O'Hair, Prosecuting Attorney, and Timothy A. Baughman, Chief of Research, Training, and Appeals, for the people.

John F. Royal, Detroit, for the defendant.

Before BANDSTRA, C.J., and SAAD and METER, JJ.


BANDSTRA, C.J.

The prosecutor appeals an order of the trial court dismissing an information charging defendant with owning a dog, trained or used for fighting, that caused the death of a person, M.C.L. § 750.49(10); MSA 28.244(10), on the grounds that the statute was unconstitutionally vague. We reverse the trial court's order.

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