Legal Opinion
Hopson v. Foltz
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided January 10, 1986No. Civ. A. No. 85-CV-70286-DTPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DISMISSING PETITIONER’S APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
LA PLATA, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Charged with first-degree murder1 and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony,2 Petitioner, Jonathon Hopson, was convicted by a jury in Recorder’s Court of second-degree murder3 and the firearm charge on June 9, 1981.4 On January 27, 1983, the Michigan Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed the murder conviction but vacated the firearm conviction.5 On November 30, 1984, the Michigan Supreme. Court denied Petitioner’s application for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. PalmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- United States v. Stacey Lynn MerktCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- People v. GouldMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
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