People v. Copeland

147 N.W.2d 98, 378 Mich. 611, 1967 Mich. LEXIS 112

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Decided: January 4, 1967
• Docket: Calendar 4, Docket 51,213
• Status: Published

Opinions

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.