Legal Opinion

People v. DeWitt

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided July 8, 1988No. Docket 97330PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Per curiam

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of attempted second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment for the attempted murder conviction and a mandatory consecutive two-year term for the felony-firearm conviction. Defendant appeals as of right. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant’s convictions arose out of a shooting into an occupied mobile home on the evening of January 6, 1986, in Barry County. No one was injured from the shooting. However,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. People v. WhiteMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
  3. People v. GeeMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
  4. People v. HillMichigan Supreme Court · 1987
  5. People v. LoveMichigan Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Hampton v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2012
  2. People v. FisherMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. ClarkNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
  4. Curran v. PasekWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. BurtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1989

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