Legal Opinion
People v. Conte
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 19, 1985No. Docket Nos. 66858, 67351, 68192, 68193, 69664, 71241. (Calendar Nos. 5-9)PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, C.J.
I. Introduction
We granted leave to appeal in these five cases limited to the issue whether a defendant’s inculpatory statement is inadmissible per se if induced by a law enforcement official’s promise of leniency. 417 Mich 1036,1037,1038, 1040 (1983). In People v Jones, 416 Mich 354; 331 NW2d 406 (1982), cert den 460 US 1084; 103 S Ct 1775; 76 L Ed 2d 347 (1983), this Court was confronted with substantially the same issue. This Court, however, divided equally over the proper resolution of that issue. We now seek to resolve this split and the existing controversy between the per se test and…
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