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People v. Graham

Michigan Court of Appeals
Jan 29, 1971
30 Mich. App. 298 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971)

Opinion

Docket No. 9462.

Decided January 29, 1971. Leave to appeal granted April 21, 1971, 384 Mich. 832.

Appeal from Recorder's Court of Detroit, John R. Kirwan, J. Submitted Division 1 December 14, 1970, at Detroit. (Docket No. 9462.) Decided January 29, 1971. Leave to appeal granted April 21, 1971, 384 Mich. 832.

Howard Graham was convicted of armed robbery and unlawfully driving away an automobile. Defendant appeals. Affirmed.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief, Appellate Department, and Thomas P. Smith, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Harold M. Ryan, for defendant on appeal.

Before: V.J. BRENNAN, P.J., and J.H. GILLIS and JEANNETTE, JJ.

Circuit judge, sitting on the Court of Appeals by assignment.


This is an appeal as of right from a jury conviction on charges of armed robbery and unlawfully driving away an automobile.

MCLA § 750.529 (Stat Ann 1970 Supp § 28.797).

MCLA § 750.413 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.645).

Defendant took the stand during the trial and testified to a version of the events which conflicted sharply with the events as told by the complaining witnesses and the police.

On appeal defendant attacks the two-count information claiming a myriad of constitutional defects. Defendant's failure to raise these issues prior to trial waives the right to raise them on appeal. MCLA § 767.76 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.1016); People v. Green (1968), 14 Mich. App. 250. Notwithstanding the failure to preserve the objections, a consideration of the alleged defects shows no error.

Defendant also claims that there was not sufficient evidence to support the verdict. Reviewing the records, we find there was sufficient evidence, if believed by the jury, to justify a finding of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. People v. Thomas (1967), 7 Mich. App. 519; People v. Weems (1969), 19 Mich. App. 553.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Graham

Michigan Court of Appeals
Jan 29, 1971
30 Mich. App. 298 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971)
Case details for

People v. Graham

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE v. GRAHAM

Court:Michigan Court of Appeals

Date published: Jan 29, 1971

Citations

30 Mich. App. 298 (Mich. Ct. App. 1971)
186 N.W.2d 48

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