Michigan Supreme Court· 6/7/1954

People v. Kruper

Citations

64 N.W.2d 629
340 Mich. 114

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holding that -6- the defendants’ due-process arguments related to missing trial testimony were moot after a supplemental record containing the missing testimony was filed before the appeal was argued
noting that a robbery can occur “regardless of how slight the act of force or the cause creating fear may be, provided, in the light of the circumstances, the party robbed has a reasonable belief that he may suffer injury unless he complies with the demand”
both extortion and unarmed robbery properly charged in separate counts of the same information
“The threat to do ‘injury to the person or property,’ ... when accompanied by force, actual or constructive, and property or money is given up in consequence of that force ... can constitute robbery.” (emphasis added)
“The threat to do ‘injury to the person or property,’ . . . when accompanied by force, actual or constructive, and property or money is given up in consequence of that force . . . can constitute robbery.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Bushnell, Butzel, Carb, Sharpe, Boyles, Reid, Dethmers, Kelly

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