Legal Opinion
People v. Walker
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 17, 1978No. Docket 77-1776PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. C. Riley, J.
This case involves an issue this Court faced in People v Parney, 74 Mich App 173; 253 NW2d 698 (1977), namely, whether a forensic social worker can give expert testimony at a court-ordered competency hearing.
Defendant Darrell Walker was charged with two counts of first-degree murder. MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. On August 5, 1976, he moved for a competency evaluation, which was granted. The next day he was examined by a social worker employed by Detroit Recorder’s Court Psychiatric Clinic. The social worker administered a questionnaire to defendant and conducted an interview surrounding the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Guilty Plea CasesMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- Buscaino v. RhodesMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. SkowronskiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. ParneyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. JokerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. HicksMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. JamesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978