PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

Docket Nos. 128294, 128533.

715 N.W.2d 24 (2006)

475 Mich. 101

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joezell WILLIAMS II, Defendant-Appellee. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joezell Williams II, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

May 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Kym L. Worthy, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman, Chief of Research, Training and Appeals, and Ana I. Quiroz, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Detroit, for the people.

Neil J. Leithauser, Royal Oak, for the defendant.

Ronald J. Frantz, Kym L. Worthy, and Timothy A. Baughman, Detroit, for amicus curiae Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.


MEMORANDUM.

In this case, we examine the double-jeopardy concerns1 that are involved when a defendant who has committed a felony and a concurrent, single homicide is charged with and convicted of first-degree premeditated murder, first-degree felony-murder, and the felony underlying the felony-murder charge. Under the current case law, to avoid double-jeopardy implications, the defendant receives one conviction of first-degree murder,...

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