Young, J. At issue in this case is the prohibition against successive prosecutions found in Const 1963, art 1, § 15, Michigan’s Double Jeopardy Clause. In particular, we are called upon to determine the meaning of the term “same offense” as used in art 1, § 15. Until 1973, Michigan had defined that term to mean the “same crime” such that, where a defendant had committed a series of crimes with different elements, the defendant c…
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