CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals
People v Tyler
Proportionality of within-guidelines kidnapping sentence; Standard 4 misconduct and ineffective-assistance claims
Decided
The citation
People v Tyler, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 21, 2026 (Docket No. 372370), p 3
From the case summary
Defendant, a fourth-offense habitual offender, was convicted by a jury of kidnapping, extortion, unlawful imprisonment, AWIGBH, felon-in-possession, felonious assault, and six felony-firearm counts. After 15-year-old KB had sex with defendant's 16-year-old daughter and fled leaving belongings behind, defendant accused KB of stealing his gun and…
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