Legal Opinion

People v. Patterson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 25, 1974No. 19 June Term 1974, Docket No. 55,220PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtM. S. Coleman, J.

FACTS

On June 11, 1971, defendant stabbed a fellow inmate at the State Prison of Southern Michigan. Defendant was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder. Defendant was then serving a five to ten year sentence for breaking and entering.

The indictment was returned by the Jackson County grand jury on August 4, 1971. Arraignment was held August 10, 1971. A guilty plea for an added count of felonious assault was entered on January 31, 1972. A motion to withdraw guilty plea, which alleged the plea was the result of duress, was denied on February 14, 1972. On April…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. HallMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People v. ChattawayMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. People v. BachmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. People v. PruittMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  5. In Re WrightMichigan Supreme Court · 1960

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Brinson v. Genesee Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1978
  2. People v. ConnorMichigan Court of Appeals · 1995
  3. People v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
  4. People v. MonasterskiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. FaceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979

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