Legal Opinion

People v. Wimbush

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided February 21, 1973No. Docket 12707PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtR. B. Burns, J.

On July 8, 1970, a dairy in Detroit was robbed and the manager was killed. Defendant and two others were charged with felony murder. MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. Defendant’s two accomplices pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Defendant demanded a jury trial and was tried on a charge of felony murder. The jury found defendant guilty of second-degree murder. MCLA 750.317; MSA 28.549.

Defendant admitted walking to the dairy in the company of Donnice McCullum and Cedric Graddy and entering the dairy accompanied by McCullum; Graddy waited outside. Defendant also admitted emptying the cash…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. LiggettMichigan Supreme Court · 1967
  2. People v. PotterMichigan Supreme Court · 1858
  3. People v. CarterMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. RepkeMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
  5. People v. DyeMichigan Supreme Court · 1959

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. People v. CarterMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  2. People v. FountainMichigan Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. People v. McIntoshMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
  4. People v. PaceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  5. People v. SparksMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974

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