CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

People v Spencer

Sufficiency of unlawful-imprisonment evidence, domestic-violence other-acts admission, and OV 8 scoring

Decided

The citation

People v Spencer, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 20, 2026 (Docket No. 375234), p 3

From the case summary

Defendant's girlfriend wanted to end their relationship. During an argument while defendant was intoxicated, she popped his tires and went to her bedroom; he followed, choked her, and twice, as she tried to leave, grabbed her by the neck, once dragging her away from the…

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