Legal Opinion
People v. Thomas
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 21, 1971No. Docket 5760, 8126PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
Defendants, George Thomas and Thomas Grant, were tried jointly and convicted by a jury of armed robbery. MCLA § 750.259 (Stat Ann 1971 Cum Supp § 28.797). They appeal as of right from a denial of their motions for new trial.
On November 15, 1966, two men robbed the clerk of City Wide Cleaners at gunpoint. They were seen leaving the store by an 11-year-old boy who provided police with a description of the car in which they escaped and the first three digits of the license plate number. Eight hours later police officers observed a car matching that description with the same first three digits on…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Preston v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. BurkhartMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
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