Legal Opinion
In Re Watson
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1940No. Docket No. 132, Calendar No. 41,137PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcAllister, J.
Petitioner was arrested on a warrant charging him with conspiracy to promote a lottery and a gambling or gaming enterprise, and the maintenance of same, contrary to the criminal statutes of this State. On arraignment he stood mute, and a plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf. Bail was fixed by the examining magistrate and was posted by defendant for his appearance at the examination.
Thereafter defendant was served with a subpoena, commanding him to appear forthwith before Hon. Homer Ferguson, Wayne'county circuit judge, sitting as a one-man grand jury under 3 Comp. Laws 1929, § 17217…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Counselman v. HitchcockSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brown v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. MurdockSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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3Cited by46 opinions
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