PEOPLE v. EVANS

No. 343544.

966 N.W.2d 402 (2020)

335 Mich. App. 76

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Delilah Sherwood EVANS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided December 17, 2020, at 9:00 a.m..


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, Jean Cloud , Prosecuting Attorney Pro Tem, Joshua D. Abbott , Chief Appellate Attorney, and Emil Semaan , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender (by Lindsay Ponce ) for defendant.

Before: Swartzle, P.J., and Beckering and Gleicher, JJ.


Delilah Evans stood trial for the murder of her mother, Sonia Riang. Evans advanced an insanity defense and two expert witnesses testified on her behalf. The prosecution had no expert. To rebut the defense experts' testimony, the prosecuting attorney relied on cross-examination. The jury found Evans guilty but mentally ill and convicted...

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