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People v. Wilder

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided July 13, 1981No. 61305, (Calendar No. 7)PublishedCited by 89 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Blair Moody, Jr., J.

Ronald Tyrone Wilder and codefendant Lee Chester Butts were charged with first-degree murder committed in the perpetration or attempted perpetration of a robbery (first-degree felony murder), MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548,1 and *336armed robbery, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797.2 Following a jury trial, defendant Wilder and codefendant Butts were found guilty of both offenses. The court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment for the first-degree felony-murder conviction and 15 to 30 years for the armed robbery conviction.

Defendant appealed to the Court of Appeals on several grounds. A…

2Cases cited53 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by89 opinions

  1. People v. RobideauMichigan Supreme Court · 1984
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  5. People v. MartinMichigan Court of Appeals · 2006

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