CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - "PUBLIC ENEMY" STATUTES - CONSTITUTIONALITY

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Abstract

Defendants were convicted of the crime of being disorderly persons within the meaning of section 167, Michigan Public Acts, 1931, No. 328, which provided that "any person who engages in an illegal occupation or business . . . shall be deemed a disorderly person. Proof of recent reputation for engaging in an illegal occupation or business shall be prima fade evidence of being engaged in an illegal occupation or business." Police officers testified as to the reputation of the defendants for being bootleggers, stick-up men, robbers, and murderers. Held, that section 167 of the statute is unconstitutional and void as denying the defendants due process of law. People v. Licavoli, 264 Mich. 643, 250 N. W. 520 (1933).

Recommended Citation

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE - "PUBLIC ENEMY" STATUTES - CONSTITUTIONALITY, 32 Mich. L. Rev. 409 (1934).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol32/iss3/16