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Michigan Supreme Court· 7/11/2014

People v. Douglas

Citations

  • 496 Mich. 557
  • 852 N.W.2d 587
  • 2014 WL 3397201
  • 2014 Mich. LEXIS 1280

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  • noting that “[w]hile credibility contests are not uncommon in criminal sexual conduct cases, the wrongful admission of corroborating testimony on either side could tip the scales and result in harmful error”
  • noting that “[w]hile credibility contests are not uncommon in criminal sexual conduct cases, the wrongful admission of corroborating testimony on either side could tip the scales and result in harmful error”
  • noting that “[w]hile credibility contests are not uncommon in criminal sexual conduct cases, the wrongful admission of corroborating testimony on either side could tip the scales and result in harmful error”
  • noting that in “credibility contests,” which are common in CSC cases, “the wrongful admission of corroborating testimony on either side could tip the scales and result in harmful error” (quotation marks and citations omitted)
  • stating that the defendant must establish the factual predicate for his claim
  • distinguishing between the trial court’s factual findings and the court’s analysis of the legal effect of those factual findings

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Judges: Young, Kelly, Zahra, McCormack, Cavanagh, Markman, Vmano

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Cites

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