Legal Opinion
People v. Eddington
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 8, 1977No. Docket 27325PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
Defendant appeals as of right from his May 23, 1974, jury conviction of armed robbery, MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. On June 13, 1974, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
On January 15, 1974, two men broke into and robbed at gunpoint the Heidelberg Inn, in Saginaw, Michigan. The police trapped the defendant inside the bar and apprehended him when he was overpowered by several bar patron-hostages. He was later charged with armed robbery and rape of one of the barmaid-hostages.
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Defendant’s first claim of error concerns his efforts to obtain counsel before and during his preliminary examination.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- People v. GintherMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- Nilva v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- People v. DellabondaMichigan Supreme Court · 1933
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. DixonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. KristMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. AnglinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. ThomasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. FlinnonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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