Legal Opinion
People v. Catey
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 28, 1984No. Docket 69275PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShepherd, P.J.
Defendant was charged with murdering Violet Tabatto and the wilful or malicious burning of a dwelling house. Following a five-day jury trial, defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and the burning of a dwelling house, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549 and MCL 750.72; MSA 28.267. He appeals as of right.
The charges against defendant stemmed from the stabbing death of his landlady, Violet Tabatto, on September 25 or 26, 1981, in the rooming house in which he resided in Grand Ledge, Michigan. The prosecutor’s version of the crime was that defendant and Mrs. Tabatto had an argument when he returned…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. CrawfordMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by25 opinions
- People v. GrantMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. StricklinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. HicksMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. NewcombMichigan Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. BushardMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
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