Legal Opinion

People v. Goldsmith

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 5, 1979No. Docket 78-3014PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtN. J. Kaufman, J.

Defendant was convicted of assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83; MSA 28.278, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227(b); MSA 28.424(2), by a Wayne County Circuit Court jury. He was sentenced to imprisonment for 5 to 15 years on the assault conviction and to a two-year consecutive sentence on the felony-firearm conviction. Defendant appeals as of right under GCR 1963, 806.1.

*157Defendant raises a myriad of allegations in this appeal, only one of which warrants reversal. Defendant argues the trial court’s instruction improperly coerced the jury into…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. People v. SullivanMichigan Supreme Court · 1974

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jones v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
  2. People v. GoldsmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
  3. People v. AllenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. BookoutMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. People v. DossMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980

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