Legal Opinion
People v. Berthiaume
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1975No. Docket 19403PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. F. Walsh, J.
The defendant Joseph Berthiaume was tried on an open charge of murder for the killing of Ronald Poczik. The case was submitted to a jury with instructions allowing a verdict of murder in the first degree 1 , second degree 2 , manslaughter 3 or not guilty.
On January 15, 1973, the jury found the defendant guilty of second-degree murder, and he was sentenced to a term in prison of from 30 to 60 years. This appeal is by leave granted from the trial court’s denial of a motion for a new trial.
The facts stated in a light most favorable to the state 4 are these. On November 6, 1972, the deceased…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People v. MorrinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. LiggettMichigan Supreme Court · 1967
- People v. HumphreysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- People v. QuickMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Jesse Peoples v. Blaine LaflerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
- Johnson v. HofbauerDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
- People v. OsterMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. GoodchildMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. MeadowsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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