Case Name: PEOPLE v. SMILEY
Court: Michigan Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1969-05-26
Citations: 17 Mich. App. 351
Docket Number: Docket No. 4,595
Parties: PEOPLE v. SMILEY
Judges: BEFORE: Lesinski, O. J., and Quinn and Dan-hoe, JJ.
Reporter: Michigan appeals reports; cases decided in the Michigan Court of Appeals.
Volume: 17
Pages: 351–352

Head Matter:
PEOPLE v. SMILEY
Criminal Law — Trial—Instructions to Jury — Nonjury Trial.
Defendant’s allegation that the failure of the trial judge -to give a certain jury instruction constituted reversible error held, without merit, where defendant was convicted at a' non-jury trial. ■ ■ • . ';
References for Points in Headnote
39 Am Jur, New Trial § 117; 53 Am Jur, Trial § 1127.
Appeal from Genesee, Philip C. Elliott, J. Submitted Division 2 May 7, 1969, at Lansing.
(Docket No. 4,595.)
Decided May 26, 1969.
Donald Smiley was convicted of sodomy. Defendant appeals.
Affirmed.
Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, Robert F. Leonard, Prosecuting Attorney, and Earle 8. Clark, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.
Harry S. Sherwin, for defendant.
BEFORE: Lesinski, O. J., and Quinn and Dan-hoe, JJ.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Defendant Donald Smiley was charged with sodomy together with Chester Green and Hosea Chappell. Green and Chappell were convicted by jury verdict and sentenced. Their convictions and sentences were affirmed by this Court on appeal in People v. Green (1968), 14 Mich App 250. Defendant waived jury trial and was convicted by the judge. His appeal raises 4 issues for appellate review, 3 of which are identical to issues raised in Green, supra. Green is dispositive of each of these 3 issues.
The remaining issue raised by defendant relates to the failure of the trial judge to give a timely jury instruction. This issue, however, has no applicability, as this was a nonjury trial.
Affirmed.
CL 1948, § 750.158 (Stat Ann 1962 Rev § 28.355).