Legal Opinion
Wayne County Prosecutor v. Recorder's Court Judge
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1978No. Docket 77-3189PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD.C. Riley, P.J.
The present matter concerns plaintiffs complaint for superintending control, seeking an order requiring a Detroit Recorder’s Court Judge to impose the mandatory sentence under Michigan’s felony-firearm statute. MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). The facts of the underlying case will be detailed briefly.
On July 17, 1977, Annette Gail Alexander was convicted at a jury trial of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, contrary to the felony-firearm statute. The evidence adduced at trial showed that Ms. Alexander had shot one…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Sibron v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Wayne County Prosecutor v. Recorder's Court JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. EloweMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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- People v. BerryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. BurtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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