PEOPLE v. SMITH

Docket No. 2,050.

10 Mich. App. 188 (1968)

159 N.W.2d 174

PEOPLE v. SMITH. SAME v. HALL.

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided March 25, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Samuel J. Torina, Chief Appellate Lawyer, and Thomas P. Smith, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Arnold H. Monash, for defendant Smith.

Bell, Simmons, Gragg & Coon, for defendant Hall.


J.H. GILLIS, J.

Defendants, William Smith and Nancy Hall, were charged with having committed the crime of obstructing justice.* In a nonjury trial the defendants were, on March 29, 1966, convicted of the crime as charged.

On appeal defendants raise several issues for our consideration; however, in light of our decision, we need only discuss the following issue: Did the actions, comments, and conduct of the trial judge preclude...

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