Michigan Court of Appeals· 6/6/2001

People v. Taylor

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628 N.W.2d 55
245 Mich. App. 293

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noting that “the arresting officer’s testimony regarding [the] defendant’s silence was unsolicited and provided no unique information regarding [the] defendant’s guilt or innocence”
noting that “the arresting officer’s testimony regarding [the] defendant’s silence was unsolicited and provided no unique information regarding [the] defendant’s guilt or innocence”
observing that a “judge, unlike a juror, possesses an understanding of the law which allows him to ignore such errors and to decide a case based solely on the evidence properly admitted at trial”
observing that a “judge, unlike a juror, possesses an understanding of the law which allows him to ignore such errors and to decide a case based solely on the evidence properly admitted at trial”
holding there was ample objective evidence that defendant either had a gun or simulated one so as to deliberately lead complainant to “reasonably believe” he had a gun where defendant “placed his hand inside his jacket and into the front of his pants”
“Here, . . . the arresting officer’s testimony regarding defendant’s silence was unsolicited and provided no unique information regarding defendant’s guilt or innocence.”

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Judges: Saad, White, Hoekstra

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