People v. Tackett

Defendant was found guilty in a bench trial of murder, armed robbery, and home invasion. He was sentenced to 45 years for murder and 30 years each for armed robbery and home invasion.

Defendant appeals alleging that: (1) defendant was not proved guilty of murder beyond a reasonable doubt where it was not shown that the blows to the victim’s head were a contributory cause of death and that arteriosclerosis was not an independent, superseding cause of death; (2) defendant’s sixth amendment right to counsel was violated because defendant made admissions after judicial proceedings began, without a…