Legal Opinion
People v. Harless
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided October 10, 1977No. Docket 25710PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, J.
Defendant Jack E. Harless was charged with the first-degree murder of Thomas Champagne and Tom Tillinger, contrary to MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. Defendant was tried on June 2, 1975, in Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit, and found guilty by jury verdict on June 9, 1975. Defendant was sentenced to life in prison on June 23, 1975. Defendant appeals as of right under GCR 1963, 806.1.
The charges against defendant arose out of an incident which occurred on July 12, 1974. At that point, an argument arose between defendant and Gerald Champagne and Tom Tillinger. Shortly afterward, Thomas…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- People v. MorrinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- People v. SnowMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
- People v. PalmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. MartinMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. GrayMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. DixonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
- Jack E. Harless v. Charles E. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- People v. GermainMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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