Legal Opinion
People v. Burrill
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1974No. 17 January Term 1974, Docket No. 54,788PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
Clarence Burrill was convicted of an act of gross indecency with another male.
He contends that his conviction should be set aside because the arrest warrant was issued on a complaint containing conclusory statements with no statement of underlying facts, the police officer who signed the complaint did not have personal knowledge of the facts and the magistrate did not examine witnesses having personal knowledge.
We granted by-pass of the Court of Appeals because of the importance of the question to the administration of justice in light of the statements in People v Hill, 44 Mich App 308, 317;…
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