Legal Opinion

People v. Bandy

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1971No. Docket 9734PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, P. J.

Is the Holmes Youthful Trainee Act, MCLA §§ 762.11-§§ 762.16 (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp §§ 28.853[11] — §§ 28.853[16]), constitutional? The trial court said no. The Attorney General says no and at least one other circuit court 1 has said no. The defendant says yes.

The act provides:

“Sec. 11. When any youth is alleged to have committed a criminal offense between his seventeenth and twentieth birthdays, the court of record having jurisdiction of such criminal offense may with the consent of either the affected youth or his legal guardian or guardian ad litem elect to consider and assign such youth…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. VictorMichigan Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Osborn v. Charlevoix Circuit JudgeMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
  5. Shannon v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Williams v. Hofley Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1988
  2. People v. McIntireMichigan Court of Appeals · 1999
  3. People v. MillerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
  4. People v. GiovanniniMichigan Court of Appeals · 2006
  5. People v. HardestyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976

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