Legal Opinion
People v. Gavin
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 6, 1973No. Docket 15568PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
Defendant, originally charged with first-degree murder, entered a plea of guilty to second-degree murder. MCLA 750.317; MSA 28.549. The defendant was sentenced to 12-1/2 to 25 years. Defendant attacks this sentence, raising two assignments of error.
The trial court’s consideration of defendant’s juvenile record at sentencing is the first error assigned. The resolution of this issue is controlled by People v McFarlin, 389 Mich 557; 208 NW2d 504 (1973). Since McFarlin expressly authorizes the consideration of juvenile records, the first issue is without merit.
The second error alleged by the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. McFarlinMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. MooreMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. JamesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. HendrickMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. WestmanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. WatrobaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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