Defendant Allowed to Present Medical Marijuana Defense at Trial
Case: People v. Hensley, Michigan Court of Appeals (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: The Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) (MCL 333.26421 et seq.); People v. Kolanek; The § 8 affirmative defense; MCL 333.26428; People v. Hartwick; People v. Bylsma; Whether material questions of fact existed on the issue of a bona fide physician-patient relationship; MCL 333.26423(a); Written certification defined; MCL 333.26423(q); Debilitating medical condition defined; MCL 333.26423(b); Material que
Court Allows Inadmissible Hearsay; Conviction Reversed.
People v. Spitler (Michigan Court of Appeals, Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Hearsay; Whether the testimony of three witnesses was admissible under MRE 803(3); People v. Moorer; Cumulative effect of the errors Summary: On remand from the Michigan Supreme Court with instructions to consider whether the trial testimony of three witnesses was admissible under MRE 803(3), the court held that the trial court erred by admitting the evidence and again reversed defendant’s conviction o
