Upon reading about a scandal in another state, I found a quote that stated that adultery could lead to life imprisonment, and was surprised to see "Michigan" in parenthesis. I always thought we were a pretty progressive and forward thinking state, despite our short falls. Upon reading more on this, I was even more surprised when I learned that this was a fairly recent ruling [[2005), and not the result of an outdated law.

It appears that there was a 2005 ruling that concluded a first-degree CSC charge [[the most serious sexual related charge) could be justified when consensual sex occurred in conjunction with any felony. In Michigan [[and those involved in the ruling were supposedly aware of this) adultery is of course a felony. Therefore, the supreme court has ruled that a life sentence could be applied to adultery.

A link discussing the case; http://web.archive.org/web/200702061...OL04/701150333