Legal Opinion
Gerard Joseph Palazzolo v. David G. Gorcyca, Oakland County Prosecutor
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2001No. 99-1862PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant Gerard Joseph Pa-lazzolo (“Petitioner”) was indicted in Michigan on a single charge of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (“CSC I”). The trial court granted Petitioner’s motion to reduce the charge to Second-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct (“CSC II”), and entered Petitioner’s plea of nolo contende-re over the state’s objection. Thereafter, the state successfully appealed the trial court’s order reducing the charge, and the Michigan Court of Appeals remanded for reinstatement of the CSC I charge. After exhausting state appeals, Petitioner…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by28 opinions
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