Legal Opinion
People v. Wood
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided December 6, 1972No. Docket 12452PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
Defendants, Roger L. Wood and Gerald Cox, were convicted by a jury of armed robbery pursuant to MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. They were sentenced to a term of from 10 to 20 years imprisonment and appeal as of right.
The prosecution’s evidence showed that on the day of the robbery while the defendants were visiting at a friend’s summer cottage, the owner of the dwelling remarked that a pistol was kept in the bedroom for protection against prowlers. Around 7 p.m. defendants departed. Over defense counsel’s objection, the owner of the cottage and her nephew testified to the effect that the gun was in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- People v. FryMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
- People v. AlexanderMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. ValoppiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. MelvinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. ParkerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. Van EppsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. RankinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
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