Legal Opinion
People v. Conner
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 19, 1990No. Docket 113685PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, P.J.
The people appeal by leave granted from a lower court order which denied their motion to use at trial a preliminary examination transcript of the testimony of a material witness whom the prosecution claimed was unavailable. The Recorder’s Court felt compelled to bar the use of the former testimony based upon the authority of People v Dye, 431 Mich 58; 427 NW2d 501 (1988), cert den 488 US —; 109 S Ct 541; 102 L Ed 2d 571 (1988). We disagree and reverse.
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Defendant James William Conner was charged with first-degree murder for the May 18, 1988, brutal beating death of Kevin Stanton.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. DyeMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. McIntoshMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. StarrMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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