Michigan Supreme Court· 7/29/2005

People v. Perkins

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703 N.W.2d 448
473 Mich. 626

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explaining why the Legislature has chosen to subject a defendant who steals from the person of another to greater penalties than those imposed on a defendant who steals property outside a person’s presence
requiring the prosecution to prove that the defendant’s right to possess a firearm has not been restored if the defendant produces evidence showing that his right has, in fact, been restored
“In order to commit a larceny from the person, the defendant must steal something from a person in that person’s presence.”
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Judges: Kelly, Cavanagh, Taylor, Weaver, Corrigan, Young, Markman

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