Legal Opinion
People v. D'Angelo
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 26, 1977No. Docket Nos. 57807, 57588. (Calendar Nos. 13, 14)PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J.
In separate and unrelated trials Dominic P. D’Angelo was convicted of delivery of a controlled substance (LSD),1 and Timothy S. She-line was convicted of breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny.2
Common to both trials were the defendants’ claims of entrapment. In each case, after denying a motion for directed verdict of acquittal, the trial judge submitted the entrapment issue to the jury together with the issue of guilt or innocence. Both juries convicted.
In Sheline the Court of Appeals reversed3 holding that, based upon our decision in People v Turner, 390 Mich 7; 210 NW2d 336…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by94 opinions
- People v. BarrazaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. JamiesonMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
- People v. WhiteMichigan Supreme Court · 1981
- People v. Kolanek; People v. KingMichigan Supreme Court · 2012
- People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
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