Legal Opinion

People v. Jehnsen

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 16, 1990No. Docket 108145PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNeff, J.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of second-degree criminal sexual con duct, MCL 750.520c(l)(a); MSA 28.788(3)(l)(a). Defendant thereafter pled guilty to being an habitual offender, second offense, MCL 769.10; MSA 28.1082. Defendant was sentenced to 3 to 22ti years of imprisonment. We affirm.

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Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in finding the four-year-old victim competent to testify.

Every person is competent to be a witness unless the court finds after questioning that such a person "does not have sufficient physical or mental capacity or sense of obligation to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. BradshawMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. CutlerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. People v. CobbMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. GarrisonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. Galindo v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People v. Carlos JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. People v. LangleyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
  5. People v. BasingerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994

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