Legal Opinion

People v. Brannon

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided December 2, 1968No. Docket 2,598PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtT. G. Kavanagh, P. J.

On Saturday night, October 2, 1965, a group of people gathered in the apartment of Mrs. Ernestine Avery where alcoholic beverages were consumed and a game of poker was played. At about 10:30 Mrs. Avery and 2 of her guests left the apartment for the purpose of purchasing more liquor at a nearby store. Only the defendant, Marvin Brannon, Ray Revels, and Mrs. Avery’s 14-year-old son, who claimed to be an eyewitness to the killing of Revels, remained at the apartment. When Mrs. Avery and her companions returned from the store they found Revels, seriously wounded, lying in the doorway to the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  2. People v. BeckerMichigan Supreme Court · 1942
  3. People v. BurnsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
  4. Geisler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  5. The People v. JacksonIllinois Supreme Court · 1956

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. TurnerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. People v. EddingtonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  3. Syrowik v. City of DetroitMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. Anderson v. LippesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  5. People v. MidgyettMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973

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