Legal Opinion
People v. Shepherd
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 2005No. Docket 127303PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Per curiam
At issue is whether the alleged constitutional error of admitting in evidence a transcript of an unavailable witness’s testimony in a different case was harmless. We conclude that it was harmless because other evidence was sufficient to sustain defendant’s conviction. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals and remand the matter to the trial court for the reinstatement of the conviction and the sentence.
I. BACKGROUND
In the early morning hours of June 2, 2003, defendant and her boyfriend, Bobby Butters, were departing from a Midland County bar owned by Rose York. Defendant…
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