CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
People v Adams
Whether raising instructional error only in a new-trial motion preserves it
Decided
The citation
People v Adams, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 26, 2026 (Docket No. 369682), pp 5, 7
From the case summary
Defendant and his girlfriend, codefendant Emily Gordon, met the victim at a gas station; Gordon then told defendant the victim had raped her. At a park, by defendant's account, the victim produced a knife, defendant stabbed him twice, the victim dropped the knife and retreated…
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