Legal Opinion
People v. James
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1971No. Docket 9475, 9499PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, P. J.
Defendants Joseph Murphy James and Johnny Bullard were convicted of robbery armed.
The robbery occurred at a bar in the City of Detroit at approximately 12:30 a.m. on December 7, 1968. Three eyewitnesses identified either one or both of the defendants as two of the men involved in the robbery. The defense presented two alibi witnesses who testified that the defendants were at a gas station having their automobile repaired at the time the robbery was committed.
I
The first issue concerns the introduction into evidence of two handguns found in the cabin of the defendants’ automobile when they were…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by19 opinions
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