Legal Opinion
People v. Bailey
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 28, 1972No. Docket 8552PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
The defendant was charged in the prosecutor’s two-count information with the crimes of arson, MCLA 750.72; MSA 28.267, and the wilful burning of his home with the intent to injure and defraud his insurance company, MCLA 750.75; MSA 28.270. The jury found the defendant guilty of both charges, and he was sentenced from 8-1/2 to 20 years on the first count and 5-1/2 to 10 years on the second count. Defendant appeals as of right.
Defendant contends that the prosecution never established the corpus delicti of the crimes charged.
Expert testimony at the trial revealed the fol lowing: (1) the fire was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- See v. City of SeattleSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- People v. PorterMichigan Supreme Court · 1934
- People v. AlexanderMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. LawrenceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- People v. DajnowiczMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- State v. PeabodySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
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