Legal Opinion
People v. Kusowski
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1978No. 59083, (Calendar No. 14)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, C.J.
Defendant, John Kusowski, was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder on March 26, 1975. The conviction largely rested upon the testimony of two witnesses whose identities were discovered through statements illegally elicited from the defendant. We granted appeal limited to the issue of whether the Court of Appeals erred in concluding that the testimonial fruits of the illegally obtained statements should have been excluded at trial. Finding error, we reverse.
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At approximately noon on July 31, 1974, John Kusowski was arrested by Saginaw County authorities for the murder of August Tvardos.…
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