Is 19 years between incidents especially one from another state still considered habitual in MICHIGAN
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Is 19 years between incidents especially one from another state still considered habitual in MICHIGAN
I got in some trouble 19 yrs ago in PA with a
misdemeanor marijuana charge n they say Im
looking at a habitual offender charge in Mi for a
different drug offense
Asked on September 2, 2019 under Criminal Law, Michigan
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Habitual in criminal law would better be called "repeated": that is, they are not looking to see whether it happens often enough that in everyday usage, it would be called a "habit," but rather only at whether it occured previously, which it evidently did.
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