Legal Opinion
People v. Taylor
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided August 29, 2007No. Docket 265778PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSaad, J.
A jury convicted defendant of first-degree premeditated murder, MCL 750.316(l)(a), and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b. These convictions stemmed from defendant’s killing of Buel Lasater. The court sentenced defendant to life imprisonment for his murder conviction and a consecutive two-year term of imprisonment for his felony-firearm conviction. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.
I. INSUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE
Defendant says that the prosecution presented insufficient evidence to prove that he was the person who shot Lasater, or, alternatively,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Davis v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- People v. CarinesMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
- Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- People v. GintherMichigan Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by74 opinions
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