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People v. Messenger

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 9, 1997No. Docket 178923PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83; MSA 28.278, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). He was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for the murder conviction, to be served concurrently with a ten- to fifteen-year sentence for the assault conviction and consecutively to a two-year sentence for the felony-firearm conviction. He appeals as of right, and we affirm.

Defendant’s case went to the jury with instructions that included the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. People v. BahodaMichigan Supreme Court · 1995
  3. People v. HumphreysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  4. People v. HanaMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
  5. People v. BuckeyMichigan Supreme Court · 1985

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. People v. WatsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. People v. HornMichigan Court of Appeals · 2008
  3. People v. KurrMichigan Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Alder v. BurtDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2003
  5. State v. HarrisSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2000

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