Legal Opinion
People v. Gonzales
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 1981No. Docket 51316PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBronson, J.
Defendant and John Duncan Wallach were charged with the first-degree murder of Elmer Evans, in contravention of MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. Gonzales and Wallach were separately tried, however. Following a jury trial in the Oakland County Circuit Court, defendant was found to be guilty as charged. He was sentenced to a mandatory term of life imprisonment. Defendant now appeals as of right.
On Sunday, January 28, 1979, two bodies were found buried in the snow next to a house located on Silver Down Court in Waterford Township, Michigan. The victims later were identified as Fred Torres and Elmer…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- People v. ModestoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
- State v. MacKSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- People v. BarbaraMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by57 opinions
- People v. ShirleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- State v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1983
- State v. ArmstrongWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
- People v. GonzalesMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
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