Legal Opinion
People v. Whitfield
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 1986No. 72630, (Calendar No. 7)PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoyle, J.
David Whitfield was charged and ultimately convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b(l)(a); MSA 28.788(2)(l)(a). Mr. Whitfield’s first trial ended in a mistrial because the jury could not agree on a verdict. A second trial resulted in the conviction challenged in the instant appeal. A divided Court of Appeals panel affirmed the conviction in a per curiam opinion. This appeal followed. Because we agree that prejudicial error occurred in Mr. Whitfield’s second trial, we reverse the conviction.
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PACTS
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