PEOPLE v. YAMAT

Docket No. 128724.

714 N.W.2d 335 (2006)

475 Mich. 49

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Macario G. YAMAT, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

May 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, William A. Forsyth, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy K. McMorrow, Chief Appellate Attorney, and T. Lynn Hopkins, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Grand Rapids, for the people.

Jolene J. Weiner-Vatter, Grand Rapids, for the defendant.


Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This case concerns the appropriate interpretation of the definition of "operate" in the Michigan Vehicle Code.1 The Court of Appeals panel below interpreted the statute to essentially require exclusive control of a motor vehicle, and upheld the circuit court's affirmance of the district court's decision to quash the felonious driving charge against...

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