Legal Opinion

People v. Johnson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 7, 1975No. 55089, (Calendar No. 5)Published

1Opinion of the Court

393 Mich. 488 (1975)

227 N.W.2d 523

PEOPLE

v.

JOHNSON

Docket No. 55089, (Calendar No. 5).

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Argued October 8, 1974.

Decided April 7, 1975.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, E. Brady Denton, Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel R. Connell, Chief Appellate Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender Office (by Marc L. Goldman), for defendant on appeal.

WILLIAMS, J.

This opinion indicates that trial court discretion is abused in permitting prosecutorial cross-examination and argument tending to show (1) that a jury may consider…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  2. People v. WhalenMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. HumphreysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. DyeMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
  5. People v. JohnsonMichigan Supreme Court · 1975

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