Legal Opinion
People v. Frye
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 3, 1929No. Docket No. 147, Calendar No. 34,398PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFead, J.
Defendant was convicted of bribery, under 3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 14979, in that he corruptly agreed to accept a promise or gift of one-third of $4,000 from Archie "W. Baxter and Lee C. Rockwell, under an agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, or judgment as a member of- the common council of the village of East Grand Rapids should be given in favor of the council’s granting a certain paving contract to P. W. O’Connor Company, in which Patrick and William O’Connor and Louis Schnoor were interested.
Rockwell had pleaded guilty of bribery, and William O’Connor and Schnoor had been…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- People v. BunkersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1905
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3Cited by16 opinions
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