People v. Perryman
People v. Perryman
Opinion of the Court
This case reappears before us on remand from the Supreme Court, People v Perry-man, 432 Mich 235; 439 NW2d 243 (1989). The Supreme Court vacated our previous opinion, 167 Mich App 269; 421 NW2d 660 (1988), and remanded the case to this Court for a redetermination of the issue related to the absconding.
The question in this case is whether the language in MCL 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1) that "any person who shall abscond on or forfeit a bond given in any criminal proceedings wherein a felony is charged shall be deemed guilty of a felony” applies to defendants who are out on bond after conviction but before sentencing. In our previous opinion we held that it did not and reversed defendant’s conviction for absconding on bond.
The Supreme Court held in Perryman, supra, that the absconding statute may be applied to a defendant who has been convicted of a felony and released on bond pending delayed sentencing. Since the absconding statute extends to postconviction proceedings, we affirm defendant’s conviction for absconding and forfeiting bond.
We turn now to the issue raised in defendant’s
Affirmed.
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