

Court Finds Miranda Warning Defective
Case: People v. Mathews Court: Michigan Court of Appeals ( Published Opinion ) Issues: Right against self-incrimination; People v. Cortez (On Remand); Miranda warnings; Miranda v. Arizona; People v. Daoud; Florida v. Powell; United States v. Crumpton (6th Cir.); United States v. Ellis (Unpub. 6th Cir.); Principle that a verbatim recital of the words of the Miranda opinion is not required; People v. Hoffman; California v. Prysock; Duckworth v. Eagan; People v. Elliott; United


Juvenile Tried as Adult
Case: In re Westbrook (Unpublished Opinion) Issues: Family court’s waiver of jurisdiction allowing respondent-juvenile’s prosecution in adult circuit court; People v. Dunbar; People v. Fowler; MCL 712A.4(4)(a)-(f); MCR 3.950(D)(2)(d)(i)-(vi) Summary: Holding that the family court did not err in waiving jurisdiction over respondent-juvenile to allow his prosecution in adult circuit court, the court affirmed the family court’s order. While on a community pass from a residential