Legal Opinion

People v. Adams

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided October 1, 1979No. Docket 78-874PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

G. W. Crockett, Jr., J.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28,797, and assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83; MSA 28.278, on September 7, 1977. The charges against the defendant arose out of an incident that occurred in the City of Jackson on November 17, 1976. A man entered Benn’s Sweeper Shop, which is owned and operated by Philip Benn and Donna Mae Benn, and robbed Philip Benn at knife point. During the course of the robbery, Philip Benn was stabbed four times.

The first question we address is whether the trial court committed reversible error in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. LeeMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. KacharMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  5. People v. SanfordMichigan Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. McKnightSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  2. State v. DoolittleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
  3. People v. GwinnMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. NewcombMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. People v. ProphetMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980

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