Legal Opinion
People v. Blassingame
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 10, 1975No. Docket 18523PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDanhof, J.
Defendant was convicted by a jury of assault with intent to commit rape, MCLA 750.85; MSA 28.280. He was sentenced to a term of from six years, six months to ten years in prison, and he appeals raising five issues. We affirm.
A prior jury conviction of the crime of rape was reversed by this Court due to instructional error on March 23, 1973. Defendant was retried on the original charge, and convicted of the lesser offense.
On February 24, 1970, the complaining witness, a nine-year-old girl, was delivering newspapers with the help of a girl friend of approximately the same age. After delivering…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- People v. GintherMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. DegraffenreidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. MiltonMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. FergusonMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
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3Cited by25 opinions
- People v. JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. KristMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. RohnMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. EddingtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. FloresMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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