Legal Opinion
People v. Scott
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 27, 1975No. Docket 18057PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBronson, J.
Defendant-appellant, Nathaniel Scott, was convicted by jury verdict on May 31, 1973 of felonious assault, MCLA 750.82; MSA 28.277, and was sentenced on June 7, 1973 to a term of from 2-1/2 to 4 years in prison. The scene of the alleged offense was the Detroit House of Correction (DeHoCo). Scott was found to have assaulted a DeHoCo guard with a makeshift weapon in an attempt to escape from confinement. Several errors, each said to mandate reversal of Scott’s conviction, are claimed to have occurred during trial.
The discretion vested in trial judges by MCLA 768.5; MSA 28.1028, to try jointly…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- People v. GintherMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. DegraffenreidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. Charles O. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- Hill v. Harbor Steel & Supply Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. SchramMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. WrightMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- State v. SimmonsWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
- People v. GunterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. CastilloMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. SmithMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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