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People v. Farmer

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1968No. Calendar 50, Docket 51,754PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAdams, J.

I. The Facts

Shortly after 8 a.m. on Saturday, January 11,1958, following 10 days of planning and two unsuccessful attempts, Andrew Madison, Turner Madison, and Burton Farmer held up the Prince Boyal Bar at 3057 Gratiot avenue in the city of Detroit.

Andrew Madison guarded the front door with a .38 caliber revolver. Defendant Burton Farmer walked behind the bar. After removing approximately $100 in bills and change from the cash register, he ordered Donald Coulter, an off-duty Detroit police patrolman, to open the safe. At approximately 8:30 a.m., Turner Madison fatally shot Patrolman Coulter…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. People v. WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
  3. United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  4. People v. HamiltonMichigan Supreme Court · 1960
  5. People v. BarkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1886

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. People v. DegraffenreidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People v. GrantMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Walters v. NadellMichigan Supreme Court · 2008
  4. People v. OliphantMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  5. People v. CiprianoMichigan Supreme Court · 1988

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