Legal Opinion
People v. Lee
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided May 21, 1974No. 2 January Term 1974, Docket No. 54,632PublishedCited by 164 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
Defendant’s appeal opens a veritable Pandora’s box of issues, three of which are of significant importance:
1. Does a pre-custody photographic showup require counsel where defendant is a possible suspect?
2. Can the trial court excuse recordation of final argument where both prosecutor and defense counsel agree?
3. May a presentence report include pending charges and may the trial court read or consider them?
Two important but less significant issues because they do not raise novel questions are whether the alibi instruction was proper and whether the complaining witness could testify as to an…
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