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PEOPLE v. WATKINS

Docket Nos. 142031, 142751. Calendar Nos. 9, 10.

818 N.W.2d 296 (2012)

491 Mich. 450

PEOPLE v. WATKINS. People v. Pullen.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided June 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Kym L. Worthy , Prosecuting Attorney, and Timothy A. Baughman , Chief of Research, Training and Appeals, for the people in Watkins.

State Appellate Defender (by Gail Rodwan ) for Lincoln Watkins.

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Kurt C. Asbury , Prosecuting Attorney, and Sylvia L. Linton , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Pullen.

Bay Justice Associates, P.C., Bay City (by Edward M. Czuprynski ), for Richard Pullen.

John R. Minock and Randy E. Davidson for the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, John J. Bursch , Solicitor General, Richard A. Bandstra , Chief Legal Counsel, and Mark G. Sands , Assistant Attorney General, for the Attorney General.

Opinion of the Court

ZAHRA, J.

These consolidated cases involve MCL 768.27a(1), which provides in relevant part that "in a criminal case in which the defendant is accused of committing a listed offense against a minor, evidence that the defendant committed another listed offense against a minor is admissible and may be considered for its bearing on any matter to which it is relevant."1

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