Legal Opinion
People v. Wadkins
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 4, 1980No. Docket 43915PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtG. R. Corsiglia, J.
The defendant, Jeffrey Lynn Wadkins, was convicted by a jury of breaking and entering a building in violation of MCL 750.110; MSA 28.305. Subsequently he pled guilty to a supplemental information charging him as a third offender under MCL 769.11; MSA 28.1083. He was sentenced to 5 to 20 years in prison. He appeals as of right.
On the morning of the day set for trial, after the jury had been called and the witnesses had been subpoenaed, the defendant’s attorney requested an adjournment. He argued "that there are still other potential witnesses that I might or might not want to call”. Defense…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Funk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- People v. Charles O. WilliamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. ZabijakMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
- People v. GiacaloneMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. WarrenMichigan Supreme Court · 2000
- People v. LoveMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. ArmenteroMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
- People v. LoveMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. DeWittMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
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