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People v. Erwin Wilson

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided January 22, 1980No. Docket 78-4984PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, C.J.

The defendant was convicted by a jury of unarmed robbery, MCL 750.530; MSA 28.798, and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 4 to 15 years. He brings this appeal as of right.

The testimony indicates that the victim was placing her children in her car at approximately sunup on January 3, 1978, when a man forced her down on the front seat of her car and threatened to hurt the children if she did not relinquish her purse to him. He took her purse from the rear seat of the automobile and fled.

The victim’s husband witnessed the event from their apartment and, unshod, pursued the robber through…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. People v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  5. People v. LeeMichigan Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. KurylczykMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Payne v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2002
  3. People v. DumasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. HarrisonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  5. People v. JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989

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