People v. Nelson
| Citation | 406 Mich. 1020,281 N.W.2d 134 |
| Decision Date | 26 July 1979 |
| Docket Number | No. 60590,60590 |
| Parties | PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John Thomas NELSON, Defendant-Appellant. 406 Mich. 1020, 281 N.W.2d 134 |
| Court | Supreme Court of Michigan |
On order of the Court, defendant-appellant's application for leave to appeal having been ordered held in abeyance pending decision in People v. Willie Johnson and People v. Richard Johnson and said decision having been issued on June 18, 1979, 406 Mich. 320, 279 N.W.2d 534.
Now, therefore, the said application is hereby considered and the Court, pursuant to GCR 1963, 853.2(4), in lieu of leave to appeal, vacates the defendant's conviction of two counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct while armed with a weapon (opinion below, 79 Mich.App. 303, 261 N.W.2d 299). The defendant's other two convictions of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree are affirmed. People v. Johnson and People v. Johnson, supra. In all other respects, the application for leave to appeal is considered, and it is DENIED.
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