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People v. Morton

Michigan Court of Appeals
Feb 26, 1969
16 Mich. App. 160 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969)

Opinion

Docket No. 3,933.

Decided February 26, 1969. Rehearing denied April 4, 1969. Leave to appeal granted August 5, 1969. See 382 Mich. 772.

Appeal from Recorder's Court of Detroit, Joseph A. Gillis, J. Submitted Division 1 January 13, 1969, at Detroit. (Docket No. 3,933.) Decided February 26, 1969. Rehearing denied April 4, 1969. Leave to appeal granted August 5, 1969. See 382 Mich. 772.

Timothy Morton was convicted of possession of a stolen vehicle and unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle. Defendant appeals. Affirmed.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Samuel J. Torina, Chief Appellate Lawyer, and Walter Gibbs, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

William R. Stackpoole, for defendant on appeal.

BEFORE: FITZGERALD, P.J., and R.B. BURNS and BRONSON, JJ.


Defendant Timothy Morton was tried and convicted in the Recorder's Court of the City of Detroit on separate counts in the same information of (1) possession of a stolen vehicle in violation of CLS 1961, § 257.254 (Stat Ann 1968 Rev § 9.1954) and (2) unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle in violation of CL 1948, § 750.413 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.645). From this nonjury conviction of separate crimes defendant appeals. He questions the validity of simultaneous prosecution and conviction on both counts.

A joinder of counts in the same information charging several offenses which are distinct in point of law but spring out of substantially the same transaction or are so connected in their facts as to make them substantially the same transaction, or connected series of facts, is not sufficiently prejudicial to defendant as to warrant compelling an election between counts by the people. People v. Kruper (1954), 340 Mich. 114.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Morton

Michigan Court of Appeals
Feb 26, 1969
16 Mich. App. 160 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969)
Case details for

People v. Morton

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE v. MORTON

Court:Michigan Court of Appeals

Date published: Feb 26, 1969

Citations

16 Mich. App. 160 (Mich. Ct. App. 1969)
167 N.W.2d 834

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