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People v. Bankston

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided May 28, 1975No. Docket 19631PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJ. H. Gillis, J.

On December 6, 1973, defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment, and appeals as of right.

On September 3, 1972, defendant accompanied Tyrone and Timothy Manns for an automobile ride out in the country. They stopped in an isolated area. Defendant testified that after the car stopped, Tyrone Manns pulled a gun and attempted to shoot him. Defendant wrestled the gun away from Tyrone, and then shot and killed him. Bankston claimed that Tyrone was angry with him because he had rebuffed Tyrone’s sexual advances made a few weeks earlier.…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. BoboMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. HarperMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. People v. RayMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
  5. People v. JamesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. People v. MaysMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. McGregorColorado Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. RossMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People v. Don Francisco LopezMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975

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