Legal Opinion
People v. Cook
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1970No. Docket 6,034PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, P. J.
On June 4, 1968, defendant Paul Cook was tried by a jury and convicted of kidnapping, MCLA § 750.349 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.581). He was sentenced to prison for a term of 20 to 40 years. On appeal, defendant alleges an illegal search and seizure and trial error.
The proofs adduced at trial depict a familiar scene: While on her way to Holy Family school, Grand Blanc, on the morning of February 8, 1968, Polly Farney, a 9-year old, was told by a stranger that her classes had been cancelled for the day. The stranger, identified by Polly at trial as defendant Cook, was seated in a car parked near…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- People v. AdamsMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. AndersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. Fuston ThomasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. BurtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. RomanoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
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