{"id":41,"date":"2020-05-05T09:42:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2022-01-07T14:05:24","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T18:05:24","slug":"in-michigan-dui-causing-death-case-victims-intoxication-probably-not-relevant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/in-michigan-dui-causing-death-case-victims-intoxication-probably-not-relevant\/","title":{"rendered":"In Michigan DUI Causing Death Case Victim\u2019s Intoxication Probably Not Relevant"},"content":{"rendered":"

With marijuana use on the rise in Michigan more and more drivers are found to have marijuana in their system or to even be intoxicated from using marijuana containing products. This is exactly what happened in a causing death case recently decided by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The name of the case is People v. Baase<\/a>.\u00a0 In this case, the driver was not intoxicated but was he was driving on a suspended license.\u00a0 The victim on the other hand had THC in her system.\u00a0 The defense attorney argued that the accident would not have happened but-for the victim\u2019s diminished capacity to \u201creact to the world around her.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Michigan Court of Appeals did not agree with the defense attorney\u2019s arguments and found that the victim\u2019s THC was not relevant.\u00a0 It is not clear from the opinion if the victim had used recreational or medical marijuana. And while this case did not involve an intoxicated driver, the ruling would likely have been the same whether a DUI driver who caused death or serious injury was under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or both.<\/p>\n

What were the Facts of this Suspended License Causing Death Case?<\/h3>\n
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With marijuana use on the rise in Michigan more and more drivers are found to have marijuana in their system or to even be intoxicated from using marijuana containing products. This is exactly what happened in a causing death case recently decided by the Michigan Court of Appeals. 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