Michigan Supreme Court

People of Michigan v. John Antonya Moss

June 10, 2022

Summary

The Court held that adoptive siblings who do not share a common ancestor are not related "by blood" under the third-degree criminal sexual conduct statute. Because the police-report factual basis established only an adoptive relationship, it did not establish an essential statutory element and was inadequate to support the no-contest plea. The Court reversed in part and remanded for further proceedings.