Legal Opinion
People v. BATTLES 2
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 10, 1981No. Docket 49756PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJ. L. Banks, J.
Defendant was convicted of embezzlement, MCL 750.174; MSA 28.371, and conspiracy to embezzle, MCL 750.157a(a), 750.174; MSA 28.354(1)(a), 28.371. He was thereafter sentenced to serve concurrent terms of from 3 to 10 years imprisonment. Because defendant was denied the effective assistance of counsel and because the trial court erroneously admitted hearsay evidence, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
On the day set for trial, November 8, 1979, attorney Thomas Law, on behalf of the defendant, moved for a short continuance so that defendant’s newly retained counsel, Frederick Lauck, could…
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- People v. MiniearMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. HarrisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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