Legal Opinion
People v. Bowman
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 26, 1971No. Docket 8088PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, P. J.
Defendant was tried before a jury from July 28 to July 30, 1969, in the Circuit Court for the County of Wexford on a charge of first-degree murder. The victim was Ronald Cronk, 19, a Ferris State College student, who had left Big Rapids to hitchhike home for the Thanksgiving recess. Death was caused by multiple wounds to the head, neck and chest.
Defendant was found guilty as charged and sentenced to life imprisonment on August 15,1970. He appeals as of right, raising significant issues.
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The trial which led to defendant’s conviction was his second trial on this charge, an earlier attempted…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Hopt v. People of Territory of UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Gori v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cardenas v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
- People v. MedcoffMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
- People v. . McGrathNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
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3Cited by12 opinions
- People v. HowardMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
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- Braxton v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. CarrollMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. PlozaiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
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