Legal Opinion
People v. Savoie
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 5, 1984No. 66139, (Calendar No. 1)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrickley, J.
On August 2, 1974, defendant, while in the course of leaving his sister’s home, which was surrounded by police, shot and killed a Dearborn police lieutenant.
On September 13, 1975, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. That conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals in July of 1977 for failure to instruct the jury on the defendant’s theory of the case. 75 Mich App 248; 255 NW2d 11 (1977).
His second trial, in September of 1978, also resulted in a conviction of first-degree murder which was affirmed by the Court of Appeals in an unpublished opinion per…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- People v. GarbuttMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Roberts v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
- People v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1971
- People v. CrittleMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. EgglestonMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
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