Legal Opinion
People v. McGuire
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1891PublishedCited by 20 opinions
Exceptions before judgment from recorder’s court of Detroit. (Chambers, J.) Eespondent was convicted of burglary. The facts are stated im the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorse, J.
The respondent was convicted in the-recorder’s court of the city of Detroit of the crime of *65burglary. Tbe case is brought here upon exceptions before sentence.
All the exceptions save one relate to the conduct of the prosecuting attorney upon the trial. There are 12 assignments in all. None of them have any importance except the eleventh and twelfth. In the course of his argument the prosecuting attorney said:
“The defendant is entitled to the reasonableness of every doubt. I admit that; but, gentlemen of the jury, if I had any belief or any doubt that was reasonable in the face of this…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. MurrayMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- People v. DaneMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- People v. WelchMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- Thorn v. MaurerMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
3Cited by20 opinions
- People v. FarrarMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Arthur v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
- Aponte v. StateSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
- Woods v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1923
- People v. BrottMichigan Supreme Court · 1910
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