Legal Opinion

People v. Ellison

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 17, 1984No. Docket 68990Published

1Per curiam

Defendant appeals as of right from his jury conviction of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2).

The complainant testified that defendant came to her home briefly on October 5, 1981, at about 8:30 p.m. to inquire about former residents of the home. After midnight on October 6, 1981, the complainant awoke to find a man wearing a nylon stocking over his face sitting on her bed. That man, whom complainant identified as defendant, forced the complainant to engage in sexual intercourse at knife-point. She testified that after sexually assaulting complainant twice…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. In Re Murchison.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Smith v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. People v. DuncanMichigan Supreme Court · 1977

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