CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

People v Laming

Felony murder after successive assaults in one continuous criminal episode

Decided

The citation

People v Laming, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 2, 2026 (Docket No. 373809), p 12

From the case summary

DNA testing eventually linked Laming and Anthony Harris to a 1980 abduction, sexual assault, and murder. Harris pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in exchange for cooperation and testified that both men assaulted the victim before she was killed. Laming claimed consensual sex and denied the…

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