Legal Opinion
People v. Cooper
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1976No. 56970, (Calendar No. 3)PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLindemer, J.
On December 18, 1970, defendant-appellant attempted to rob a bank with the use of bombs in Battle Creek, Michigan. Heroic action by bank and police officials prevented what might otherwise have been a tragic loss of life.
We granted leave in this case to consider whether defendant’s trial in state court following his acquittal in Federal court on charges for the same criminal act violated his right to be free from double jeopardy under either Const 1963, art 1, § 15 or US Const, Am V.
On February 10, 1971, defendant was arraigned in Federal court on alternative counts of violating 18 USC…
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