Legal Opinion
People v. Chism
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 22, 1971No. Docket 9278PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, P. J.
Defendant appeals by right from a jury conviction and life sentence on a charge of murder in the first degree.
On August 16, 1967, a package was mailed to the residence of Mrs. Paul Puyear in the city of Mar shall, Michigan. Dne to standing instructions, the package was rerouted and delivered to the Puyears’ business address, a restaurant called the Tasty Cafe.
Ñola Puyear attempted to open the package and it exploded, killing her instantly and doing substantial damage to the Tasty Cafe. An investigation at the scene turned up the wrapper of the package with the address written in red on it,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bumper v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. ChismMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. SugarSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1985
- State v. SwainSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
- State v. KoucoulesSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1974
- Gray v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1982
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