Legal Opinion
People v. Paquette
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 6, 1982No. Docket 54814PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMackenzie, P.J.
After a jury trial, defendant and codefendant Alvin Edward Thrasher were convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2). Defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for 12 to 20 years and now appeals by right.
At trial, it was undisputed that complainant had been driving alone at night on a country road when her car ran out of gas. Complainant was five months pregnant at the time. Defendants stopped to help her and drove her to a gas station. According to complainant, while taking a roundabout route back to her car, defendants forced her to perform various sexual…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. ReedMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. OliphantMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. HackettMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. KingMichigan Court of Appeals · 2012
- Gagne v. BookerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- People v. WilliamsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
- People v. JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
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