Legal Opinion
People v. Limon
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 11, 1966No. Docket 842PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
The defendant, Ricardo Limón, was charged with having committed the crime of unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle under CL 1948, §750.413 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.645).
The elements of the crime are: (1) possession must be taken, (2) there must be driving or taking away, (3) done willfully, and (4) without authority.
The issue before the Court is whether there was sufficient evidence to establish the corpus delicti so as" to allow the admission of the confession of the defendant into evidence.
The facts of this case are presented in the text of the opinion below.
The confession of the accused…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by36 opinions
- People v. ThomasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. KeiswetterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. GoodchildMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. LermaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. HelcherMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
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