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PEOPLE v. REICHARD

No. 157688.

949 N.W.2d 64 (2020)

505 Mich. 81

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tiffany Lynn REICHARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided March 30, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana Nessel, Attorney General, Fadwa A. Hammoud, Solicitor General, Jerard M. Jarzynka, Prosecuting Attorney, and Jerrold Schrotenboer, Chief Appellate Attorney, for the people.

Michael A. Faraone, PC, Lansing (by Michael A. Faraone) for defendant.

D. J. Hilson, Kym L. Worthy, Jason W. Williams, and Timothy A. Baughman, Detroit, Amici Curiae for the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.

BEFORE THE ENTIRE BENCH.

OPINION

The issue in this case is whether duress is an affirmative defense to a charge of felony murder. For the reasons below, we hold that duress may be asserted as an affirmative defense to felony murder if it is a defense to the underlying felony.

I. FACTS

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