Legal Opinion
People v. Lula Watkins
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 7, 1975No. Docket 18534PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. F. Cavanagh, J.
The defendant was convicted of manslaughter, MCLA 750.321; MSA 28.553, by a jury trial in Wayne County Circuit Court. Subsequently, she was sentenced to a term of 1 to 15 years in prison.
On April 19, 1973, between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., the defendant’s husband, Tommie Watkins, received a fatal gunshot wound. Police officers arrived on the scene a short time later and then drove him a short distance to the hospital.
On appeal defendant raises three issues which, she contends, justify the reversal of her conviction; the admission of testimony by a police officer as to a statement made by the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. SwanMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. LemmonsMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- People v. HodoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. GilbertMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by4 opinions
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