Legal Opinion

People v. Edgar

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 19, 1982No. Docket 51986PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Per curiam

Defendant was charged with committing criminal sexual conduct in the first degree, MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2). At the preliminary examination, the alleged victim, a four-year-old girl, testified. Her aunt, Joyce Johnson, and the aunt’s father, John Louis Johnson, also testified. Based on these proofs, the magistrate bound defendant over for trial.

The trial judge granted defendant’s motion to dismiss after hearing arguments and testimony.

During the preliminary examination, Caprice Johnson, the complainant, was called to testify. The court inquired into her ability to tell the truth. She…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. BakerMichigan Supreme Court · 1930
  2. People v. EdwardsMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  3. People v. LovettMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. People v. WashingtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. People v. MinchellaMichigan Supreme Court · 1934

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  2. People of Michigan v. Stanley G DuncanMichigan Supreme Court · 2013
  3. People v. KreinerMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. MyattSupreme Court of Kansas · 1985
  5. People v. McConnellMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982

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