Legal Opinion
People v. Bennett
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1974No. Docket 16148PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
October 20, 1972, defendant, age 17, was found guilty by a jury of murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment and appeals.
On the afternoon of May 9, 1972, the Wayne County Sheriffs Department was called to the residence of Michael Berry in Plymouth Township where they observed the body of Vivian Berry lying on the garage floor clad only in an open blouse and one socklet. The body had been stabbed repeatedly. The other socklet was found in the living room and an empty wallet and a pair of women’s shoes in the dining room. The telephone book in the home was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- People v. ColeMichigan Supreme Court · 1969
- Zaitzeff v. RaschkeMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- Churchill v. EmerickMichigan Supreme Court · 1885
- People v. SmithMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by7 opinions
- People v. WatkinsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. ClarkMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. HintzMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. KochanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. SpencerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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