People v. Copeland

Michigan Supreme Court
People v. Copeland, 147 N.W.2d 98 (Mich. 1967)
378 Mich. 611; 1967 Mich. LEXIS 112
O'Hara, Dethmers, Adams, Black, Brennan, Kavanagh, Kelly, Souris

People v. Copeland

Dissenting Opinion

O’Hara, J.

(dissenting.) I would affirm. See separate opinion of People v. Mallory, 378 Mich 538, 607.

Brennan, J., took no part in the decision of this case.

Concurring Opinion

Adams, J.,

(concurring in result). I concur in reversal and remand in accordance with the last paragraph of Justice Kelly’s opinion.

Concurring Opinion

*613Souris, J.

(concurring). I concur. See my separate opinion in People v. Mallory (1967), 378 Mich. 538, 560, decided also this date.

T. M. Kavanagh, C. J., concurred with Souris, J.

Dissenting Opinion

Black, J.

{dissenting). I would affirm. See separate opinion of People v. Mallory, 378 Mich 538, 582.

Opinion of the Court

Kelly, J.

Defendant was convicted of assault and battery by recorder’s court Judge Hon. Prank Gr. Schemanske and sentenced to 90 days in the Detroit House of Correction. He was not represented by counsel.

At the conclusion of the 90-day sentence defendant was returned to prison. The chairman of the Michigan department of corrections parole board explains his return as follows:

“He served his term at the Detroit house of correction, was returned to prison and found to be automatically guilty of violating his parole by reason of his conviction.”

This is a companion case to People v. Mallory, 378 Mich 538, and the reasons set forth in my concurring opinion for reversal in that case apply to the present case.

Reversed and remanded to recorder’s court for appointment, upon finding of indigency, of appellate counsel for defendant and furnishing of all portions of the transcript and record essential in preparation of postconviction motions and appeal.

T. M. Kavanagh, C. J., concurred with Kelly, J.

Concurring Opinion

Dethmers, J.,

concurred in result for reasons stated in his opinion in People v. Mallory, 378 Mich 538, 548.

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