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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from People v. Bylsma.

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1 People v. Bylsma Anchor
mich · 2012
green “a ruling is clearly erroneous if the reviewing court is left with a definite and firm conviction that the trial court made a mistake.” 11
2 People v. Kolanek; People v. King
mich · 2012
green “because the mmma was the result of a voter initiative, our goal is to ascertain and give effect to the intent of the electorate, rather than the legislature, as reflected in the language of the law itself.” 4

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