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PEOPLE v. HOUTHOOFD

Docket Nos. 138959, 138969. Calendar No. 2.

790 N.W.2d 315 (2010)

487 Mich. 568

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Tod Kevin HOUTHOOFD a/k/a Todd Kevin Houthoofd, Defendant-Appellee. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tod Kevin Houthoofd a/k/a Todd Kevin Houthoofd, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 31, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox , Attorney General, B. Eric Restuccia , Solicitor General, Michael D. Thomas , Prosecuting Attorney, and J. Thomas Horiszny and Patrick O. Duggan , Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for the people.

Law Offices of Michael Skinner (by Michael Skinner ) for defendant.

Opinion

HATHAWAY, J.

In this opinion, we address only whether venue was proper in Saginaw County for defendant's trial on charges of solicitation to commit murder and witness intimidation. We conclude that venue was not proper for either charge because neither crime was committed in Saginaw County. However, because improper venue is not a constitutional structural error, this matter is subject to a harmless error analysis under MCL 769.26. In this case,...

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