People v. Weeks
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Missaukee; Lamb, J. Robert W. Weeks was convicted of a felony. The defendant was convicted of a felony and has thus appealed. The record shows: (1) That he was bound over to the circuit court upon examination. (2) An information was filed on August 16, 1910. (3) At the September, 1910, term he announced himself ready for trial, but the cause was postponed to an adjourned term in October at the instance of the prosecuting attorney.
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Error to Missaukee; Lamb, J. Robert W. Weeks was convicted of a felony. The defendant was convicted of a felony and has thus appealed. The record shows: (1) That he was bound over to the circuit court upon examination. (2) An information was filed on August 16, 1910. (3) At the September, 1910, term he announced himself ready for trial, but the cause was postponed to an adjourned term in October at the instance of the prosecuting attorney. (4) At the adjourned term the cause was continued on application and showing by affidavit of the defendant, in which he said “that he had a good and…
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
(after stating the facts). Counsel for *364defendant rely on the early case of Grigg v. People, 31 Mich. 471, in which this court held that a record of an arraignment and plea were essential to the validity of a conviction.- The return was silent on the subject, and the attorney general conceded that arraignment and plea were essential. This record differs materially from the record in Grigg v. People. In this case the defendant filed affidavits denying the charge under oath and asserting that he had a meritorious defense. He complained of delay caused by a postponement of his trial, and, when…
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