People v. Carines
- Decided
- July 27, 1999
- Docket
- 110218, Calendar No. 3
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Michigan
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What later courts said
- holding that the evidence was sufficient to prove that the defendant aided and abetted an armed robbery beyond a reasonable doubt — Jason Brown v. Carmen Palmer (2006)
- recognizing that the burden of persuasion for a showing of prejudice was on the defendant — People v. Tombs (2005)
- holding that a close association between the defendant and the principal, and evidence of flight after the crime, are factors that may be considered in determining intent in an aiding-and-abetting case — Davis v. Lafler (2011)
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How the opinion begins
Corrigan, J.
We granted leave to determine 1) whether the prosecution presented sufficient evidence to support defendant’s convictions of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316(l)(b); MSA 28.548(l)(b), and 2) whether the trial court committed error requiring reversal when it instructed the jury regarding the elements of aiding and abetting felony murder.
First, we hold that the prosecution presented sufficient evidence to prove armed robbery and felony murder beyond a reasonable doubt. Next, we extend the plain error rule of People v Grant, 445 Mich 535; 520 NW2d 123 (1994), to claims of unpreserved, con [*753] stitutiona! error. Although the court’s failure to properly instruct on aiding and abetting felony murder was plain error, defendant has not established prejudice. Moreover, the error did not seriously affect the fairness, integrity, or public reputation of judicial proceedings. Accordingly, we affirm the unpublished opinion of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed defendant’s convictions and sentence.[1]
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People v. Carines, 597 N.W.2d 130 (1999)Read the full opinion
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