Legal Opinion

People v. Wakeford

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 23, 1983No. 64385, (Calendar No. 8)PublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J.

There are three issues presented on this appeal:

Whether the defendant’s conviction on two counts of armed robbery for a holdup in a grocery store violates the double jeopardy provisions of the United States and Michigan Constitutions;

Whether the trial court erred in ruling that evidence of the defendant’s prior convictions was admissible for purposes of impeachment and as substantive similar-acts evidence; and

Whether the defendant was denied the right to counsel during the trial or at sentencing.

Specifically, we hold that:

The defendant was not unconstitutionally multiply punished for the same…

2Cases cited115 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  4. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by127 opinions

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