Michigan Supreme Court· 7/20/1987

People v. Mitchell

Citations

408 N.W.2d 798
428 Mich. 364

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holding that a majority decision by the Michigan Supreme Court “is binding upon lower courts.”
stating that the Court of Appeals may properly express its belief that a Supreme Court opinion was incorrectly decided
stating that the Court of Appeals may properly express its belief that a Supreme Court opinion was incorrectly decided
explaining vertical stare decisis and admonishing this Court for not following a binding ruling of our Supreme Court, despite that, in so doing, this Court “correctly anticipated our [Supreme Court’s] holding”
“An elemental tenet of our jurisprudence, stare decisis, provides that a decision of the majority of justices of this Court is binding upon lower courts.”
“An elemental tenet of our jurisprudence, stare decisis, provides that a decision of the majority of justices of this Court is binding upon lower courts.”

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Judges: Riley, Levin, Brickley, Boyle, Archer, Cavanagh, Griffin

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