Michigan Supreme Court· 5/1/2007

People v. Thompson

Citations

477 Mich. 146
730 N.W.2d 708
2007 Mich. LEXIS 953

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concluding that “keep” is synonymous with “maintain,” and “that these two terms are separated by the word ‘or’ does not give [this Court] the authority to give these two terms distinctive meanings when they are commonly understood to have the same meaning”
explaining that the phrase “keep or maintain” requires an individual to exercise some degree of authority or control over the property but rejecting that he or she must “ ‘do so continuously for an appreciable period’ ”
“[R]egardless of how one defines the words ‘keep’ and ‘maintain,’ one cannot avoid a definition that requires some degree of continuity.”
“Pursuant to MCL 8.3a, undefined statutory terms are to be given their plain and ordinary meaning, unless the undefined word or phrase is a term of art.”
discussing the crime of maintaining a drug house

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Judges: Cavanagh, Weaver, Markman, Taylor, Kelly, Young, Corrigan

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