CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

People v Winters

OV 3 scoring for defendant's own injuries, OV 13 pattern, and upward departure

Decided

The citation

People v Winters, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 9, 2026 (Docket No. 374103), p 4

From the case summary

After defendant, who had a schizophrenia history and expressed hostility toward police, sent threatening texts and gun photos to a former trooper and a trooper, troopers stopped him on an arrest warrant. Both troopers testified he pointed a pistol at them twice, prompting gunfire; he…

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