Legal Opinion
People v. Mason
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1970No. Docket 6,884PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLesinski, C. J.
Defendant Martin Mason was convicted of second-degree murder (MCLA § 750.317 [Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.549]), following a jury trial. The conviction arose from the fatal shooting of defendant’s wife, Yvonne Mason, in the early morning of March 6, 1968. Defendant brings this appeal as of right.
The facts surrounding the shooting are as follows. Defendant had spent the evening of March 5 in the bar where his wife was employed as a barmaid. After the bar closed an acquaintance drove them to where defendant was staying. Upon arriving, however, Yvonne Mason asked the driver to take her to her aunt’s…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by33 opinions
- People v. WhiteMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. AllenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. EddingtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- Smith v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1976
- People v. BlassingameMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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