Legal Opinion

People v. McGinnis

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 27, 1978No. Docket 60043PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant was convicted of rape and larceny. The Court of Appeals affirmed. People v McGinnis (On Rehearing), 76 Mich App 268; 256 NW2d 587 (1977).

Defendant testified on his own behalf. He denied committing the offenses, claiming that he had spent the day in question at a Clock restaurant and at a coney island. He further stated that while Rt the restaurant he spoke with a witness named Ms. Maranucci and offered to fix her car windshield.

Before trial, defendant filed notice of alibi listing Ms. Maranucci as an alibi witness; she was never called as a witness.

During cross-examination the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Desist v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. People v. MerrittMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  3. People v. BurdenMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. GillmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People v. WatkinsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
  2. Duckett v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1988
  3. People v. HooksMichigan Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. People v. MatthewsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
  5. People of Michigan v. David Emmanuel WilliamsMichigan Court of Appeals · 2018

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