Legal Opinion
People v. Burton
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 6, 1977No. Docket 59529PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Per curiam
On January 28, 1975, the defendant was convicted by a jury of the charge of first-degree murder. MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment.
Defendant thereafter appealed to the Court of Appeals. That Court, in a published per curiam opinion, reversed the defendant’s conviction because of a prosecutorial inquiry upon cross-examination of the defendant as to whether or not the defendant believed in God. The following colloquy took place:
”Q [Mr. Easton, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney]: Didn’t you tell the doctor this towards the end of the Brevitol statement:…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. HallMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. BoucheeMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. Arthur BurtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. CallowayMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. Theodore JonesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. LeshajMichigan Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. BlairMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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