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PEOPLE v. WOOD

Docket No. 159063 Calendar No. 6.

954 N.W.2d 494 (2020)

506 Mich. 114

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Keith Eric WOOD, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 28, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel, Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud, Solicitor General, and Brian E. Thiede, Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Kallman Legal Group, PLLC, Lansing (by David A. Kallman and Stephen P. Kallman) for defendant.

Daniel S. Korobkin and Gautam S. Hans for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan, amicus curiae.

Revision Legal, PLLC (by Eric Misterovich, St. Joseph, and John Di Giacomo, Portage) for the Fully Informed Jury Association, amicus curiae.

Revision Legal, PLLC (by Eric Misterovich, St. Joseph) for the Cato Institute, amicus curiae.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH

OPINION

A criminal statute, MCL 750.120a(1), prohibits any individual from willfully attempting to "influence the decision of a juror in any case by argument or persuasion...." In this case, we consider the meaning of "juror" under this statute. Defendant was charged with jury tampering after handing pamphlets outside a courthouse...

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