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People v. Albert

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 2, 1979No. Docket 77-4082PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, P.J.

Defendant, Keith D. Albert, was charged with the armed robbery of Edward Nicholas, Jr., in violation of MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. On August 18, 1977, following a jury trial defendant was found guilty as charged. On September 9, 1977, defendant was sentenced to 15 months to 5 years in prison, with credit for 27 days already spent in jail. Defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant raises four issues — the first of which warrants reversal.

The case involved misconduct by a police officer in destroying a tape-recorded statement of a prosecution witness, which admittedly was beneficial to the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. McCartneyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. EddingtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. People v. AmisonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. OliverMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. AdamsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  4. People v. PetrellaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
  5. People v. CressMichigan Court of Appeals · 2002

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