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People v. Thomas

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 20, 1973No. Docket 11886PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of extortion pursuant to MCLA 750.213; MSA 28.410. He was sentenced to a term of from 10 to 20 years imprisonment and appeals as of right.

At 1:45 p.m. on November 25, 1970, an individual identifying himself as Mike Russell telephoned the Mount Clemens Savings Bank. The caller spoke to the assistant vice-president, Mr. George Frendt, and informed him that unless $25,000 was taken from the bank and left in a specified church, a bomb which had been placed in the bank would be detonated.

The Mount Clemens police were immediately summoned; and according to their…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. HuttonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. CottonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. People v. LimonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1966

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Nicholson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. WilliamsMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
  3. State v. BraggNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. KincadeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. RedfernMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976

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