Legal Opinion
People v. Gill
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 27, 1972No. Docket 9687PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
The defendant, Albert Gill, was tried before a jury on a charge of first-degree murder. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of second-degree murder. We reverse because there was insufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation and it was, therefore, prejudicial error to submit the charge of first-degree murder to the jury-
Gill was convicted of murdering Alford Jones. Gill and Jones were prisoners in Jackson State Prison.
The testimony of another prisoner, Ralph Knopek, was that the victim Jones had been his "protector”. Knopek testified that on the day of the murder, November 24,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- People v. MorrinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. HansenMichigan Supreme Court · 1962
- People v. FarrellMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by24 opinions
- People v. PlummerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
- State v. ChristenerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976
- People v. MeierMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. BerthiaumeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Alder v. BurtDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
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