Legal Opinion
People v. Markham
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 17, 1969No. Docket 5,062PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
Defendant was found guilty of kidnapping by a jury in Wayne county circuit court and sentenced to serve 25 to 35 years under MCLA § 750.349 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.581) by the Honorable John M. Wise. Defendant was jointly tried under MCLA § 768.5 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1028) with Robert Rolston, who was also convicted and sentenced to serve 30 to 40 years.
The pertinent facts are that defendant and his co-defendant were in the Great Lakes Hotel and Bar in River Rouge on January 23, 1967. Defendant testified that Rolston wrote out a hold-up note instructing the barmaid to give defendant the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by32 opinions
- People v. AdamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. GunterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. Rosemary GibsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. SmithMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. MarkhamMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
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