CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

People v Stokes

Plea Advice and Consent Strategy in Criminal Sexual Conduct Case

Decided

The citation

People v Stokes, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued November 2, 2026 (Docket No. 375094), pp 4-5

From the case summary

The complainant, a sex worker, identified Stokes as the man who sexually assaulted her at knifepoint at a hotel, restrained her and stole her belongings. He rejected a plea to two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and unlawful imprisonment with a 10-to-15-year sentence. A…

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