Michigan Court of Appeals· 12/8/1992
People v. Johnson
Citations
- 494 N.W.2d 873
- 197 Mich. App. 362
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that the defendant’s assertion that the police officers destroyed evidence regarding his arrest was not supported by anything other than the defendant’s own testimony and that defendant failed to show the police officers acted in bad faith
- explaining that “the routine destruction of taped police broadcasts, where the purpose is not to destroy evidence for a forthcoming trial, does not mandate reversal”
- stating that, in the absence of evidence of bad faith, the loss of evidence before a defense request for production does not violate due process
- “[T]he routine destruction of taped police broadcasts, where the purpose is not to destroy evidence for a forthcoming trial, does not mandate reversal.
- “Similarly, the routine destruction of taped police broadcasts, where the purpose is not to destroy evidence for a forthcoming trial, does not mandate reversal.”
- “[T]he routine destruction of taped police broadcasts, where the purpose is not to destroy evidence for a forthcoming trial, does not mandate reversal.”
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Judges: Shepherd, P.J., and Weaver and Taylor
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- People of Michigan v. Vicki Renee DickinsonMichigan Court of Appeals· 2017-08-15· cited 191×
- People v. HanksMichigan Court of Appeals· 2007-10-11· cited 131×
- State v. SteffesNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 1993-05-26· cited 72×
- People v. AdamsMichigan Court of Appeals· 1999-01-08· cited 54×
- People v. HunterMichigan Court of Appeals· 1993-10-04· cited 15×
- Kane v. Williamstown TownshipMichigan Court of Appeals· 2013-07-11· cited 5×
- LAUTNER v. BerghuisW.D. Michigan· 2010-03-05
- People of Michigan v. Reggie Wayne Eason JrMichigan Court of Appeals· 2026-02-18
- Joyce Barber v. Lawrence J Morawa MdMichigan Court of Appeals· 2026-06-17
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