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People v. Dinsmore

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 17, 1981No. Docket 78-4574PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtE. A. Quinnell, J.

Defendant was charged with two counts of open murder. Following his first trial, the court declared a mistrial after the jury was unable to agree on a verdict. A second trial was conducted at which defendant was found guilty by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder. MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. He was sentenced to two concurrent mandatory life terms of imprisonment and now appeals of right. We affirm.

On Saturday, September 24, 1977, the bodies of Francis and Henry Beamish were found inside their residence on Waterman Road in Tuscola County. The Tuscola County Sheriffs Department was…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. People v. HamptonMichigan Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. RussoMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
  2. People v. BurrellMichigan Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. LodermeierSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
  4. People v. SundlingMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. People v. DavidMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982

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