Legal Opinion

People v. Robinson

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided February 25, 1972No. 49 June Term 1971, Docket No. 52,880-1/2PublishedCited by 359 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, J.

There is not much doubt that Michael Maurice Robinson shot and killed William Finnk during the holdup of Mr. Finnk’s jewelry store. He was tried for the crime and convicted by the jury of first-degree murder and the evidence in the record is ample to sustain the conviction.

*556On appeal the defendant asserts that he did not have a fair trial, and accordingly we must review the record and determine whether the process whereby the verdict of “guilty” was entered did or did not comport with the standards which have been established to enforce his right to a fair trial.

The defendant maintains that…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. People v. WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
  4. Clewis v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Greenwald v. WisconsinSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by359 opinions

  1. People v. McGillenMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  2. People v. KurylczykMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  3. People v. CiprianoMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. SwanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Vasquez v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007

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