2 additional convictions overturned for those involved in Whitmer kidnapping plot; AG will appeal

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: July 20, 2026

Words: 569

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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A month after the Michigan Court of Appeals unanimously overturned the conviction of Joseph Morrison, who was convicted in 2022 of materially supporting the kidnapping plot against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, two of his co-defendants, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar, have similarly had their convictions overturned by the Court of Appeals — on the basis of Morrison’s case.

In a decision released Monday, Court of Appeals judges Michael Kelly, Sima Patel and Daniel S. Korobkin

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