Legal Opinion
People v. Cyr
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 1982No. Docket 46025, 46962, 47056, 48199PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeasley, J.
This consolidated appeal involves four defendants who were jointly tried on charges of conspiracy to violate the state’s dog-fighting statute, MCL 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1) and MCL 750.49; MSA 28.244. Four other people, who were tried jointly with these defendants, are not involved in this appeal.
Defendants Richard Cyr, Ezell Witcher and Frank Smith were tried and found guilty by a jury. Defendant Warner Nelson was tried and found guilty in a bench trial. After being sentenced to three years probation, with the first six months to be spent in the Detroit House of Correction, defendants appeal…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Michigan v. SummersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- People v. AtleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. AstaMichigan Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Rittenhouse v. ErhartMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. BolesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
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