Legal Opinion
People v. Bell
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 28, 1977No. Docket 24787PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, P. J.
Where a complaining witness has, under a grant of immunity, previously given testimony in court under oath that he committed perjury in a prior trial, may such admission be used to impeach the credibility of such witness in a subsequent unrelated trial? Or is the admission precluded by People v Falkner, 389 Mich 682; 209 NW2d 193 (1973)? This issue of first impression, as well as a second issue of first impression relating *273to information received in the LEIN system, arises on the following facts.
On a complaint brought by patrolman Raymond Smith of the Ecorse Police Department, defendant was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Whiteley v. Warden, Wyoming State PenitentiarySupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Barber v. PageSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- People v. FalknerMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. DixonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. ZabijakMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- People v. CastanedaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. HouldridgeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983
- People v. HernandezMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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