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Warner Norcross + Judd LLP is a corporate law firm with over 230 attorneys serving clients in nine offices throughout Michigan. Among the largest law firms in Michigan, Warner works in virtually all areas of business law.

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The Michigan Supreme Court, in <em><a href="http://publicdocs.courts.mi.gov:81/SCT/PUBLIC/ORDERS/20160129_S152534_38_01_152534_2016-01-29_or.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">People v. Feeley</a></em>, No. 152543, granted mini-oral argument on the application for leave to appeal to consider whether the term “police officer” in MCL 750.81d(7)(b)(i) encompasses reserve police officers.  Defendant was arrested and charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer, MCL 750.81d, for failing to comply with the command of a Brighton reserve police officer.  The <a href="http://publicdocs.courts.mi.gov:81/opinions/final/coa/20150915_c325802_28_325802.opn.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Court of Appeals</a> found that the plain language of the statute does not apply to a reserve police officer.

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To read our previous post about the Court of Appeals decision, click <a href="https://www.wnj.com/updates/coa-reserve-police-officer-is-not-a-police-officer-for-purposes-of-the-resisting-and-obstructing-statute" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.

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MSC grants MOA to consider whether the term “police officer” encompasses reserve police officers

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MSC grants MOA to consider whether the term “police officer” encompasses reserve police officers

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