Michigan Court of Appeals· 4/29/2005

People v. Wilson

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695 N.W.2d 351
265 Mich. App. 386

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recognizing that where the jury rejects an intermediate lesser offense “in favor of the greater offense[,]” any alleged error in not instructing the jury on lesser offenses was harmless
holding that when the jury is given the option to convict of an intermediate lesser offense and rejected it in favor of the greater offense, the defendant is unable to demonstrate prejudice from the failure to instruct on a lesser offense
holding that when the jury is given the option to convict of an intermediate lesser offense and rejected it in favor of the greater offense, the defendant is unable to demonstrate prejudice from the failure to instruct on a lesser offense
where the jury is instructed on an intermediate offense and rejected it in favor of the greater offense, a failure to instruct on a lesser offense is harmless
failure to instruct on a lesser offense is harmless if the jury had a choice to convict on another intermediate charge and yet convicted on the greater offense
failure to instruct on a lesser offense is harmless if the jury had a choice to convict on another intermediate charge and yet convicted on the greater offense

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Judges: Schuette, Sawyer, O'Connell

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