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People v. Scotts

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 5, 1977No. Docket 25935PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtR. E. Robinson, J.

Defendant was charged jointly with Louis Edward Williams with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder contrary to MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548 and MCLA 750.157a; MSA 28.354(1) in the August 5, 1971, killing of Samuel Royal in Detroit, Michigan. Following trial which commenced on June 5, 1975, a Detroit Recorder’s Court jury found both defendants guilty as charged on each count on June 12, 1975. On the same date, both defendants were sentenced to a term of life imprisonment on each charge. Defendant Scotts now appeals those convictions and sentences, raising several issues…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Dutton v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  4. People v. AtleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  5. People v. JenkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. People v. WallachMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  2. People v. JanssonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. People v. HampMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. SharbnowMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. People v. JacksonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982

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