Legal Opinion
People v. Rorke
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 4, 1978No. Docket 30100PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtW. R. Brown, J.
Defendant was convicted of absconding on or forfeiting bond, MCLA 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). Defendant claims an appeal as of right from the conviction and June 9, 1976, sentence of 2-1/2 to 4 years in prison. Prior to trial, defendant timely moved to quash the order binding defendant over for trial and this motion was denied. We reverse.
The statute under which the defendant was charged reads in pertinent part as follows:
"Any person who shall abscond on or forfeit a bond given in any criminal proceedings wherein a felony is charged shall be deemed guilty of a felony.”
At the preliminary…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. GintherMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Lambert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- In Re Petition of State Highway CommissionMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- In Re Waters of Manse SpringNevada Supreme Court · 1940
- People v. LobsingerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. PrastMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. GibsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. ElmoreMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. DemersMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Beecham v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2013
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