Michigan Supreme Court
People of Michigan v. Douglas Arnell Prude
July 5, 2024
Summary
The court held that the prosecution presented insufficient evidence that officers lawfully detained the defendant before he fled, an element of both charged offenses. Viewing the evidence favorably to the prosecution, the defendant's presence in a high-crime area, refusal to identify himself, and statement that he was visiting a resident did not create an objectively reasonable, particularized suspicion of trespassing. The court reversed the convictions and sentences and remanded for entry of judgments of acquittal.