PEOPLE v. MAGNANT

Nos. 159371, 159373.

973 N.W.2d 60 (2021)

508 Mich. 151

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald MAGNANT, Defendant-Appellant. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Francis Davis, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 30, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, and Daniel C. Grano and Scott R. Shimkus , Assistant Attorneys General, for the people.

Law Offices of Salem F. Samaan PC, Plymouth (by Salem F. Samaan ) for Gerald Magnant.

Hertz Schram PC (by Walter J. Piszczatowski , Bloomfield Hills and Kristen Randall ) for John F. Davis.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH.


OPINION

This case involves the interpretation and application of the Tobacco Products Tax Act (the TPTA), MCL 205.421 et seq. Defendants were charged with violating the TPTA because they did not have a license to transport cigarettes. The issue in this case is whether the TPTA's licensing requirement for a "person" who...

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