People v. Lewis

In People v. Lewis, 415 Mich 443, 452-454; 330 NW2d 16 (1982), the defendant was charged with second-degree murder and felony-firearm. Following a jury trial, the defendant was acquitted of the second-degree murder charge but convicted of felony-firearm. The trial court, on the defendant's motion, set aside the felony-firearm conviction, ruling that the jury could not render such an inconsistent verdict. Lewis, supra at 447. However, the Supreme Court of Michigan reversed, holding that consistency is not required in jury verdicts on the various counts of a multi-count indictment and that a defendant charged with felony-firearm and an underlying felony need not be convicted of the underlying felony in order to be convicted of felony-firearm.