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People v. Eldridge

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided July 3, 1969No. Docket 4,367PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJ. El. Gillis, P. J.

This is a companion case to People v. Brocato (1969), 17 Mich App 277. Based on the same account of events for which Justin Brocato was convicted of taking indecent liberties with the complainant, 1 defendant was convicted of statutory rape. 2 Several of the issues raised in this appeal are akin to those raised in Brocato.

Defendant initially urges that the trial court erred in refusing to grant a change of venue. Defendant’s motion for change of venue alleged that news media coverage of this case and the pleas of guilty and convictions of others likewise accused of sexual offenses by the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. People v. BrocatoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. People v. SwiftMichigan Supreme Court · 1912
  4. People v. Virgil BrownMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  5. People v. TurnerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. People v. BeagleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  2. People v. FarrarMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. People v. Nelson WhiteMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. State v. JohnsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  5. People v. LytalMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980

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