PEOPLE v. DAVIS

Docket No. 125436.

695 N.W.2d 45 (2005)

472 Mich. 156

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gevon Ramon DAVIS, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

April 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Arthur A. Busch, Prosecuting Attorney, and Donald A. Kuebler, Chief, Research, Training, and Appeals, Flint, MI, for the people.

Neil C. Szabo, Flint, MI, for the defendant.

Charles Sherman, Kym L. Worthy, and Timothy A. Baughman, Detroit, MI, for amicus curiae the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.


WEAVER, J.

The issue presented is whether our Double Jeopardy Clause1 prohibits the state of Michigan from prosecuting defendant for the theft of an automobile from Michigan after defendant pleaded guilty in Kentucky, where he was apprehended, to a charge of attempted theft of the automobile by unlawful taking. We overrule People v. Cooper2 and hold that our Double Jeopardy Clause does not bar defendant...

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