People v. Cruthird
People v. Cruthird
Opinion of the Court
Defendant was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter, CL 1948, § 750.321 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.553), and was sentenced to a term of 5 to 15 years in prison. He appeals that conviction.
Defendant, prior to trial, made two confessions, one of which was reduced to writing. Prior to these
This Court, in People v. Tubbs (1970), 22 Mich App 549, held that the ruling in Jourdan, supra, that Miranda required that a defendant be advised that interrogation would cease at his request, was dictum. The Tubbs court further held that Miranda requires only that interrogation cease whenever an individual indicates his desire to remain silent, but does not require that an individual be advised that interrogation will cease at his request. This being the only attack upon the admissibility of the confession, the trial court properly allowed it into evidence.
Affirmed.
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