Legal Opinion
People v. Fountain
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 1976No. Docket 18125PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. F. Walsh, J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. He was sentenced to life imprisonment, and appeals of right.
On November 8, 1972, the defendant and two friends planned to rob Mark Crissy. Shortly before 11 p.m. the three proceeded to Crissy’s house. The trial testimony established that the three had agreed to take a gun to perpetrate the robbery, although there was dispute as to who actually carried and eventually used the weapon.
Upon arriving at the Crissy residence, the defendant and one of the others went to the rear of the house while the third…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. MorrinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Maher v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1862
- Wellar v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1874
- People v. UtterMichigan Supreme Court · 1921
- People v. ScottMichigan Supreme Court · 1859
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3Cited by70 opinions
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- Ivie Bowen v. Dale FoltzCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- People v. WilderMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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