Legal Opinion
People v. Medlyn
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 2, 1996No. Docket 177713PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMichael J. Kelly, P.J.
Defendant was convicted by a jury in the 36th District Court on September 24, 1992, of wilful neglect of duty, MCL 750.478; MSA 28.746, and was sentenced to ninety days in jail. Defendant appealed as of right to the Detroit Recorder’s Court. On June 20, 1994, the Recorder’s Court reversed defendant’s conviction. The prosecution appeals by leave granted.
On February 12, 1992, at 7:00 a.m., defendant commenced his shift as a Wayne County deputy sheriff on the fifth floor of the old jail. Unknown to defendant, the preceding night, an inmate located in ward 502 on the fifth floor, had apparently…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. WolfeMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
- Roberts v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- People v. BrickerMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. HerbertMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. LermaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- People v. WaterstoneMichigan Court of Appeals · 2012
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- People v. CoutuMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
- United States Ex Rel. Scott v. Metropolitan Health Corp.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 2005
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