Legal Opinion
People v. Watkins
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 7, 1977No. Docket 29355PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtA. E. Keyes, J.
Defendant appeals his March 16, 1976, jury conviction of first-degree murder, MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548.
On April 16, 1976, he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
At trial, a key prosecution witness and alleged accomplice, Travis Herndon, was granted immunity in return for his testimony. His testimony contained a detailed account of the activities of the defendant and said witness on the date of the murder, including, inter alia, the planning and preparation in advance thereof, the manner in which the victim, Yvette Ingram, was executed by close range gunshot, the robbery of drugs, money and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. CollinsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Hebel v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. PerrySupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
- State v. McCownNebraska Supreme Court · 1973
3Cited by20 opinions
- People v. BeckleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. ClawsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. HarveySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
- People v. LawtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
- Ledura Watkins v. Robert HealyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
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