Legal Opinion · Concurrence

People v. Bell

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 19, 2004No. Docket 233234Published

1ConcurrenceZahra, J.

('concurring). I concur in the reversal of defendant’s convictions because we are required to do so pursuant to People v Miller, 411 Mich 321, 326; 307 NW2d 335 (1981), and People v Schmitz, 231 Mich App 521, 531-532; 586 NW2d 766 (1998).1 1 write separately because I have serious concerns regarding the continued viability of Miller, supra. Since Miller was decided in 1981, our Supreme Court has set forth very *598specific criteria that must be established before error may be deemed reversible per se. People v Cornell, 466 Mich 335, 363; 646 NW2d 127 (2002); People v Lukity, 460 Mich 484; 596…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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