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People v. Cotton

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 25, 1972No. Docket 11988PublishedCited by 43 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, J.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797, and sentenced to serve 7-1/2 to 20 years in prison. He now brings this delayed appeal.

On September 12, 1967, a man entered a Detroit branch office of Associate Finance Company, walked up to a teller’s window serviced by one Cecilia (Des-Marais) Hill, gave her a paper bag, and demanded money. Mrs. Gayle (Fortner) Stefanski, the cashier at a neighboring window, stated that she saw her cohort hand a paper bag over the counter to the defendant. The manager of the office, having also observed the transaction, gave chase…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. People v. HuttonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970

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3Cited by43 opinions

  1. People v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  2. People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. KurylczykMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  4. People v. KacharMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. LeeMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000

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