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PEOPLE v. BOYKIN

Nos. 157738 and 158695.

987 N.W.2d 58 (2022)

510 Mich. 171

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Demariol Dontaye BOYKIN, Defendant-Appellant. People of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyler Maurice Tate, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 28, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, Christopher R. Becker , Prosecuting Attorney, and James K. Benison , Chief Appellate Attorney, for the people in Docket No. 157738.

F. Randall Karfonta for defendant in Docket No. 157738.

Dana Nessel , Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud , Solicitor General, Kym Worthy , Prosecuting Attorney, Jason W. Williams , Chief of Research, Training, and Appeals, and Amanda Morris Smith , Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people in Docket No. 158695.

Jones Day, Detroit (by Andrew J. Clopton , Amanda K. Rice , Eric A. Nicholson , and Shelbie M. Rose ) and Tyler M. Tate, in propria persona, for defendant in Docket No. 158695.

State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan (by Tina N. Olson and Claire Alexis Ward ) in Docket Nos. 157738 and 158695, amici curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH

OPINION

These consolidated cases concern the sentencing of two individuals who were convicted of first-degree murder for crimes they committed before they turned 18, and who both received term-of-years sentences under MCL 769.25 or MCL 769.25a. In particular, we must decide whether trial courts have an obligation to expressly...

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