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People v. Herrera

Supreme Court of Michigan
Jan 12, 1970
383 Mich. 49 (Mich. 1970)

Summary

In Herrera, we reversed a conviction by the following brief statement: "For the reasons given and authorities cited in People v. Cole (1969), 382 Mich. 695, this cause is reversed and remanded for a new trial."

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Opinion

Calendar No. 4 Docket No. 52,115.

Decided January 12, 1970.

Appeal from Court of Appeals, Division 3, T.G. Kavanagh, P.J., and McGregor and Fitzgerald, JJ., affirming Saginaw, Fred J. Borchard, J. Submitted October 7, 1969. (Calendar No. 4 Docket No. 52,115.) Decided January 12, 1970.

12 Mich. App. 67, reversed.

Lupe Ruth Herrera was convicted of manslaughter. Defendant appealed to Court of Appeals. Affirmed. Defendant appeals. Reversed and remanded for a new trial.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, George E. Thick, II, Prosecuting Attorney, and H. Michael Dwan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Doozan, Scorsone Trogan, for defendant.


For the reasons given and authorities cited in People v. Cole (1969), 382 Mich. 695, this cause is reversed and remanded for a new trial.

T.E. BRENNAN, C.J., and KELLY, and ADAMS, JJ., concurred with T.M. KAVANAGH, J.

DETHMERS and BLACK, JJ., concurred in result.

T.G. KAVANAGH, J., did not sit in this case.


Summaries of

People v. Herrera

Supreme Court of Michigan
Jan 12, 1970
383 Mich. 49 (Mich. 1970)

In Herrera, we reversed a conviction by the following brief statement: "For the reasons given and authorities cited in People v. Cole (1969), 382 Mich. 695, this cause is reversed and remanded for a new trial."

Summary of this case from People v. Hampton
Case details for

People v. Herrera

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE v. HERRERA

Court:Supreme Court of Michigan

Date published: Jan 12, 1970

Citations

383 Mich. 49 (Mich. 1970)
173 N.W.2d 202

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