Legal Opinion
People v. Harrison
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 9, 1971No. 18 October Term 1971, Docket No. 52,984-1/2PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The principal issue before this Court in this case is whether the defendant Harrison was deprived of his constitutional right to a speedy trial.
The defendant was arraigned in Detroit Recorder’s Court on May 24, 1965, for breaking and entering with an intent to commit larceny. After being bound over, a plea of not guilty was entered for him on July 22, 1965, and a trial date of August 31, 1965, was set. The defendant was free on bond until August 24, 1965, when he was arrested for a separate, unrelated charge of breaking and entering.
On August 31, 1965, the defendant’s trial on the first…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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- Johnson v. AverySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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