Legal Opinion
People v. Harris
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 23, 1979No. Docket Nos. 77-4874, 77-4937PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. E. Townsend, J.
Defendants appeal from their convictions on pleas of nolo contendere to armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and felony firearm, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2), violations.
On January 24, 1977, defendants and another person took the pants and a wallet from a man at an apartment located on East Jefferson in Detroit. Neither defendant remembered a weapon and each denied that they carried one. The complaining witness testified that Buchanan had a gun.
Defendants raise five issues on appeal.
I
Does the felony-firearm statute violate the constitutional prohibition against revising, altering or…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Simpson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- People v. StewartMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. Walter JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by3 opinions
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