Legal Opinion
People v. Bennett
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 25, 1973No. Docket 14395PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolbrook, J.
Defendant Allen Bennett was convicted of first-degree murder of Jerry Jimerson contrary to MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548 in a jury trial held May 18, 1971, in Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Defendant timely filed a notice of an alibi defense, and defendant and several of his witnesses testified in support of his alibi.
The people’s medical witness, Dr. Georg Russanow, testified that he performed an autopsy on the body of Jerry Jimerson and determined that: "the cause of death was shotgun wound of the chest, with laceration of the heart and lungs, and…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- People v. KernMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. HumphreysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- People v. FergusonMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. ThomasMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- Jones v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1872
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3Cited by22 opinions
- People v. JamesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. KoehlerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. MumfordMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BlassingameMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. BueroMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
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