People v. Tilley

Introduction

Williams, J.

The principal issue in this case was whether the jury could properly find first-degree murder, premeditation and deliberation, from the evidence presented. The defendant, Mr. Tilley, was charged with the first-degree murder of Mr. Mickel, an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. The shooting followed an altercation outside a restaurant. During the struggle the defendant obtained possession of Mickel’s gun. Five or six shots were fired by the defendant at Mickel, some in the parking lot, and others in the vestibule of the restaurant where the victim had retreated. • •

The defendant…