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PEOPLE v. ABERNATHY

Docket No. 75229.

153 Mich. App. 567 (1985)

396 N.W.2d 436

PEOPLE v. ABERNATHY

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided November 20, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General, John D. O'Hair, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman, Deputy Chief, Civil and Appeals, and Don W. Atkins, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Michael A. Courtney, for defendant on appeal.

Before: D.E. HOLBROOK, JR., P.J., and T.M. BURNS and W. CAPRATHE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, MCL 750.520b; MSA 28.788(2). Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment and now appeals as of right.

We first consider whether the trial court committed reversible error when it dismissed defendant's original appointed counsel. The right to assistance of counsel is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and art 1, § 20 of...

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