Legal Opinion
People v. Tucker
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 17, 1969No. Docket 5,019PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, J.
The first trial of defendant ended in a mistrial for reasons not presently relevant. The second trial resulted in a jury conviction of rape 1 and a sentence on November 9,1966, of 20 to 40 years imprisonment. The defendant has brought this appeal alleging 8 errors of law which will be discussed seriatim following a recapitulation of the essential facts.
On April 19, 1966, the victim did not report for work and a male co-worker and friend, Luther E. White, telephoned her home to ascertain the reason for her absence. Receiving no answer, he went to her home in Pontiac township and discovered the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Michigan v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- People v. Superior Court (Tunch)California Court of Appeal · 1978
- People v. JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- In Re Appeal No. 245, September Term, 1975 From the Circuit Court for Kent CountyCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1975
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