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danger rule in Michigan

8 Michigan opinions name it 2 courts 1918–2023 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
People v. Starrgreen
mich · 1998 · cited in 4 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1999–2023
2 sentences

2023“The danger the rule seeks to avoid is that of unfair prejudice, not prejudice that stems only from the abhorrent nature of the crime itself.” People v Starr, 457 Mich 490, 500 ; 577 NW2d 673 (1998).

2023“The danger the rule seeks to avoid is that of unfair prejudice, not prejudice that stems only from the abhorrent nature of the crime itself.” People v Starr, 457 Mich 490, 500 ; 577 NW2d 673 (1998).

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People v. Golochowiczgreen
mich · 1982 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998See Golochowicz, supra at 326 , 319 N.W.2d 518 .

1998See Golochowicz, supra at 326 .

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Michigan. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
People v. Giovannini green
michctapp · 2006
2 sentences

2022People v Giovannini, 271 Mich App 409, 414 ; 722 NW2d 237 (2006). -6- Watkins, 491 Mich at 487-488 ; People v Starr, 457 Mich 490, 499-500 ; 577 NW2d 673 (1998) (“The danger the rule seeks to avoid is that of unfair prejudice, not prejudice that stems only from the abhorrent nature of the crime itself.”).

2022People v Giovannini, 271 Mich App 409, 414 ; 722 NW2d 237 (2006). -6- Watkins, 491 Mich at 487-488 ; People v Starr, 457 Mich 490, 499-500 ; 577 NW2d 673 (1998) (“The danger the rule seeks to avoid is that of unfair prejudice, not prejudice that stems only from the abhorrent nature of the crime itself.”).

12022–2022
People v. Watkins; People v. Pullen green
mich · 2012
1 sentence

2022People v Giovannini, 271 Mich App 409, 414 ; 722 NW2d 237 (2006). -6- Watkins, 491 Mich at 487-488 ; People v Starr, 457 Mich 490, 499-500 ; 577 NW2d 673 (1998) (“The danger the rule seeks to avoid is that of unfair prejudice, not prejudice that stems only from the abhorrent nature of the crime itself.”).

12022–2022
Thomas v. Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division green
scotus · 1981
2 sentences

1983In Thomas v Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division, 450 US 707 ; 101 S Ct 1425 ; 67 L Ed 2d 624 (1981), the Supreme Court (with only one dissent) upheld Sherbert .

1983In Thomas v Review Board of the Indiana Employment Security Division, 450 US 707 ; 101 S Ct 1425 ; 67 L Ed 2d 624 (1981), the Supreme Court (with only one dissent) upheld Sherbert .

11983–1983
People v. Ryczek green
mich · 1923
2 sentences

1975This *659 would seem to support defendant’s contention that the trial court’s statement that it was not necessary for defendant to know of the danger was error. 1 People v Ryczek, 224 Mich 106, 112 ; 194 NW 609 (1923), involved an auto-pedestrian accident, in which the court said that if defendant had even casually glanced ahead of him, "he would have observed the children approaching”.

1975This *659 would seem to support defendant’s contention that the trial court’s statement that it was not necessary for defendant to know of the danger was error. 1 People v Ryczek, 224 Mich 106, 112 ; 194 NW 609 (1923), involved an auto-pedestrian accident, in which the court said that if defendant had even casually glanced ahead of him, "he would have observed the children approaching”.

11975–1975
O'Leary v. Michigan State Telephone Co. neutral
mich · 1906
1 sentence

1918In O’Leary v. Telephone Co., 146 Mich. 243 , Justice Blair speaking for the court said: “The case of Powers v. Harlow is an authority in this State, and is supported by the great weight of authority in this country and in England.” Powers v. Harlow is referred to in all of the opinions in Iamurri v. Saginaw City Gas.

11918–1918

Statutes the citing opinions construe

MI § Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.520b (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 25 (1913–2024) NJ 10 (1944–2026) MI 8 (1918–2023) IL 7 (1913–2007) TX 7 (1962–2018) NY 7 (1899–2003) IN 5 (1984–2018) WA 4 (1996–2026) WI 4 (2006–2024) DC 4 (1969–2025) LA 4 (1946–1975) PA 4 (1931–2006) MA 4 (1961–2013) MS 3 (1983–1987) FL 3 (2002–2008) KS 3 (1981–2014) GA 2 (1968–1975) KY 2 (1868–2017) RI 2 (1997–2018) MO 2 (1990–1995) AZ 2 (2000–2011) NE 2 (1947–1959) MN 2 (1905–1959) WV 2 (1944–1987) OR 2 (1909–2007) VA 2 (1920–1996)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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