Legal Opinion
People v. Ernest Smith
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 7, 1978No. Docket 30126, 30338PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendants were arrested and charged with armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. After a joint trial, they were convicted by a jury of unarmed robbery, MCL 750.530; MSA 28.798. Defendants appeal as of right.
According to the trial testimony, defendants attempted to force the complainant, Mr. Francis Wilk, from his car while he was stopped at a streetlight. Mr. Wilk testified that he believed one defendant was armed. He resisted, and attracted the attention of a police officer in a nearby patrol car by leaning on his horn. Defendants fled, one of them taking a jar of loose change and bills…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- People v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. BrocatoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. OliphantMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. DerMartzexMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. DuncanMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Kalamazoo Oil Co. v. BoermanMichigan Court of Appeals · 2000
- People v. JanssonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. KraaiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. SharbnowMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. RohnMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
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