Legal Opinion
People v. Tait
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 6, 1984No. Docket 71771PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtW. F. Hood, J.
After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of kidnapping, MCL 750.349; MSA 28.581, felonious assault, MCL 750.82; MSA 28.277, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 2 years for the felony-firearm conviction, followed consecutively by concurrent terms of from 2 to 4 years for the felonious assault conviction and from 2 to 25 years for the kidnapping conviction, and he appeals as of right.
At trial, defendant sought to use evidence of the complainant’s two prior convictions for carrying a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. WakefordMichigan Supreme Court · 1983
- Bilbrey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
- Smith v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. SwallowSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. EugeneNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
- People v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. EugeneNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1995
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