Legal Opinion

People v. White

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided August 6, 1985No. Docket 77615PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

The defendant was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548; MCL 750.227(b); MSA 28.424(2). Defendant appeals and presents two questions on appeal. We affirm.

The defendant claims that his constitutional right to an impartial jury was violated when the jury began their deliberations before final arguments and before jury instructions. The defendant cites People v Hunter, 370 Mich 262; 121 NW2d 442 (1963), in support of his position. In Hunter, the Supreme Court held that it is reversible error to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. People v. MedcoffMichigan Supreme Court · 1955
  2. People v. HoweMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. ScottMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. People v. HunterMichigan Supreme Court · 1963
  5. People v. CareyMichigan Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Dennis Mark La Crosse,petitioner-Appellant v. Peggy Kernan, Warden Attorney Generalof the State OfcaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  2. Gary Lee Fisher v. Ernest C. Roe, Warden Attorney General of the State of California, Michael Collins v. Theo White, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
  3. People v. DalessandroMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. People v. RutherfordMichigan Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. State v. BrownNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003

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