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8 Michigan opinions name it 2 courts 2003–2026 5 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Yostgreen2 sentences2026Probable cause is “less rigorous than the guilt-beyond-a- reasonable-doubt standard of proof,” and it only “requires a quantum of evidence sufficient to cause a person of ordinary prudence and caution to conscientiously entertain a reasonable belief of the accused’s guilt.” Id. (quotation marks and citation omitted). 2024The probable-cause standard is less demanding than the guilt-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard, requiring “a quantum of evidence sufficient to cause a person of ordinary prudence and caution to conscientiously entertain a reasonable belief of the accused’s guilt.” People v Yost, 468 Mich 122, 126 ; 659 NW2d 604 (2003) (quotation marks and citation omitted). | 1 | 6 |
People of Michigan v. Tremel Andersongreen1 sentence2024When a magistrate has determined that probable cause exists, the “magistrate may not decline to bind over a defendant where there is a conflict of evidence, or where there is a reasonable doubt as to his guilt; all such questions should be left for the jury upon the trial.” Anderson, 501 Mich at 185 (quotation marks and citation omitted). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Henderson
green
2 sentences2019If the evidence conflicts or raises a reasonable doubt, the defendant should be bound over for trial, where the questions can be resolved by the trier of fact. [People v Henderson, 282 Mich App 307, 312 ; 765 NW2d 619 (2009) (citations omitted).] “The probable-cause standard of proof is, of course, less rigorous than the guilt-beyond-a- reasonable-doubt standard of proof.” People v Yost, 468 Mich 122, 126 ; 659 NW2d 604 (2003) (quotation marks and citation omitted). 2018If the evidence conflicts or raises a reasonable doubt, the defendant should be bound over for trial, where the questions can be resolved by the trier of fact. [People v Henderson, 282 Mich App 307, 312 ; 765 NW2d 619 (2009) (citations omitted).] “The probable-cause standard of proof is, of course, less rigorous than the guilt-beyond-a- reasonable-doubt standard of proof.” People v Yost, 468 Mich 122, 126 ; 659 NW2d 604 (2003) (quotation marks and citation omitted). | 3 | 2018–2023 |
Theriault v. AL BOURDEAU INSURANCE SERVICE, INC.
green
2 sentences2019If the evidence conflicts or raises a reasonable doubt, the defendant should be bound over for trial, where the questions can be resolved by the trier of fact. [People v Henderson, 282 Mich App 307, 312 ; 765 NW2d 619 (2009) (citations omitted).] “The probable-cause standard of proof is, of course, less rigorous than the guilt-beyond-a- reasonable-doubt standard of proof.” People v Yost, 468 Mich 122, 126 ; 659 NW2d 604 (2003) (quotation marks and citation omitted). 2018If the evidence conflicts or raises a reasonable doubt, the defendant should be bound over for trial, where the questions can be resolved by the trier of fact. [People v Henderson, 282 Mich App 307, 312 ; 765 NW2d 619 (2009) (citations omitted).] “The probable-cause standard of proof is, of course, less rigorous than the guilt-beyond-a- reasonable-doubt standard of proof.” People v Yost, 468 Mich 122, 126 ; 659 NW2d 604 (2003) (quotation marks and citation omitted). | 2 | 2018–2019 |
People v. Bass
green
1 sentence2026“The district court abuses its discretion by binding over a defendant when the prosecution has failed to present sufficient evidence to support each element of the charged offense.” People v Simon, 339 Mich App 568 , 580; 984 NW2d 800 (2021). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
People v. Goecke
green
2 sentences2024“The elements of second-degree murder are: (1) a death, (2) caused by an act of the defendant, (3) with malice, and (4) without justification or excuse.” People v Gafken, 510 Mich 503 , 511; 990 NW2d 826 (2022), quoting People v Goecke, 457 Mich 442, 463-464 ; 579 NW2d 868 (1998) (quotation marks omitted). 2024“The elements of second-degree murder are: (1) a death, (2) caused by an act of the defendant, (3) with malice, and (4) without justification or excuse.” People v Gafken, 510 Mich 503 , 511; 990 NW2d 826 (2022), quoting People v Goecke, 457 Mich 442, 463-464 ; 579 NW2d 868 (1998) (quotation marks omitted). | 1 | 2024–2024 |
People v. Doss
green
1 sentence2003Id. at 103 . | 1 | 2003–2003 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.