Legal Opinion
People v. Ricky Smith
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 7, 1978No. Docket 30524PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBronson, J.
Defendant Ricky Dale Smith was convicted, upon his plea of guilty, of one count of armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797. He appeals as of right. A detailed statement of facts is necessary to our disposition of this case.
In the first months of 1976 the police departments in Flint and Traverse City began investigations of numerous armed robberies in those two cities. Suspicion centered on two people, one Jack Lown, an escapee from Michigan’s prison system, and defendant. Both police departments discovered that Lown and defendant were staying at the Flint residence of Lown’s sister.
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Frazier v. CuppSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Haynes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Cooksey v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by32 opinions
- People v. CiprianoMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. MalloryMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. EmanuelMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RileyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. ReidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
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