PEOPLE v. DENSON

No. 152916.

902 N.W.2d 306 (2017)

500 Mich. 385

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tmando Allen DENSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

FILED July 17, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Schuette , Attorney General, Aaron D. Lindstrom , Solicitor General, David S. Leyton , Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael A. Tesner , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Tmando A. Denson, in propria persona, and Grabel & Associates (by Scott A. Grabel and Timothy A. Doman) for defendant.

Amicus Curiae: Mark Reene , Kym L. Worthy , Jason W. Williams , and Timothy A. Baughman for the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH.


OPINION

In this case, we consider whether evidence of defendant's prior act was admissible under MRE 404(b) to rebut defendant's claims of self-defense and defense of others, that is, defendant's claim that he honestly and reasonably believed his use of force was necessary to defend himself or another. We hold that the trial...

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