Legal Opinion
People v. Swan
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 8, 1974No. Docket 17542PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
The defendant, Sam Swan, Jr., was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797, and sentenced to 15 to 40 years in prison. He appeals as of right.
On appeal, the defendant raises three issues as error at his trial. He argues, first, that certain statements he made to an interrogating police officer were taken in violation of his constitutional rights and improperly admitted at trial. Second, he asserts that reversible error occurred in the conduct of the trial when the prosecutor elicited testimony from a police officer that the defendant had refused to make any statement at…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by118 opinions
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- People v. PearsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. WilkinsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- State v. CohaneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
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