Legal Opinion
People v. McDonald
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 24, 1972No. Docket 11349PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, P. J.
The defendant, Charles McDonald, appeals his conviction of armed robbery. MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797.
The sole issue is whether the defendant is entitled to a new trial because the jurors were permitted to separate after they began deliberating and before they announced their verdict.
The statute provides that after the jurors in a criminal case retire to consider their verdict the judge may permit them “to separate temporarily, whenever in his judgment such a separation is deemed proper”. MCLA 768.16; MSA 28.1039.
The stenographic transcript shows that the jurors began their deliberations at…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. NickMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
- People v. RushinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Churchill v. EmerickMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- State v. AmundsenWashington Supreme Court · 1950
- People v. LippertMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- Reid v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)1988
- State v. HalmoCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
- Skillern v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Skillern v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977