People v. Jones
Michigan Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Kavanagh, C. J.
Defendant alleges he entered an uncounseled plea of guilty because he believed the coerced confession, the extended interrogations and the polygraph examinations he had taken made it an impossible case to defend.
The Attorney General, the official representative of the plaintiff in all criminal cases*, that is, the people of the State of Michigan, has in open court, at oral argument, formally confessed that the trial court erred in refusing to grant an evidentiary hearing to determine the fact questions; therefore It is ordered, that the above entitled cause be remanded to the trial court for…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Pennsylvania Ex Rel. Herman v. ClaudySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- People v. FosterMichigan Supreme Court · 1966
3Cited by5 opinions
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- People v. BuchananMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. WanzerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
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