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People v. Batten

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 8, 1967No. Docket 203, 204PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtA. C. Miller, J.

This is a criminal case of sizable dimensions involving the charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, 1 conspiracy to commit that substantive offense, 2 and conspiracy to avoid payment of State sales taxes, 3 all of which arose out of the 3-week life of the Golden Crown Furniture Company. Defendants Batten, Tees, Lazaros, and Beznos were engaged in a retail furniture business. Generally their procedure was to sell merchandise on credit and then resell the installment paper to finance companies. Defendants Ronchetto and Levine were key men in the finance company.

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. People v. PickettMichigan Supreme Court · 1954
  5. People v. O'HaraMichigan Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. IaconisMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
  2. People v. ShepherdMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. People v. ErskinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. People v. StewartMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
  5. People v. TeesMichigan Supreme Court · 1971

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