Michigan Court of Appeals· 12/23/1997

People v. Swint

Citations

572 N.W.2d 666
225 Mich. App. 353

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

holding that the Michigan constitution does not “guarantee [a felon] the right to possess a firearm after [he or she] is convicted of a felony.”
stating that MCL 750.224f “has effectively achieved the legitimate legislative purpose of keeping guns out of the hands of those most likely to use them against the public”
acknowledging a defendant’s right to stipulate to the existence of a prior felony conviction without disclosing the nature of the prior conviction
“[W]e find that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to accept defendant’s stipulation.”
“[W]e find that the trial court abused its discretion by refusing to accept defendant’s stipulation.”
“[T]he Second Amendment is not applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.”

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Judges: Markey, Bandstra, Hoekstra

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