Legal Opinion

People v. Goddard

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 1988No. 74750, (Calendar No. 6)PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.

Kenneth Goddard was convicted of felony murder for the shooting death of George Wissmiller. At the trial, the judge admitted in evidence the testimony of Michael Koski, who stated that six months before Wissmiller’s death, in the course of one night, he and Ken had committed five breakings and enterings into various hunting lodges and cabins. Koski testified that during one of these breakings and enterings Ken drew a pistol and shot several times at a television set, and then said that if they "were ever approached that he’d fire once into the air and then fire at the people.” The question…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Insurance v. HillmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. People v. GolochowiczMichigan Supreme Court · 1982
  3. People v. BeachMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. SeamanMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  5. People v. LytalMichigan Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by33 opinions

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  5. People v. RushlowMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989

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