Legal Opinion

People v. Allen

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided April 30, 2002No. Docket 119427Published

1Opinion of the Court

643 N.W.2d 227 (2002)

466 Mich. 86

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Jamal S. ALLEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Docket No. 119427.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

April 30, 2002.

Jamal S. Allen in propria persona.

2Per curiam

Defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree premeditated murder, M.C.L. § 750.316. The mandatory sentence of life imprisonment was imposed. The Court of Appeals affirmed the defendant's conviction and sentence. We do likewise, rejecting the defendant's claim that the trial court committed a structural constitutional error when, after instructing the jury that it must find…

3Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  3. People v. CarinesMichigan Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. Cage v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990

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