Legal Opinion
People v. Emanuel
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided June 16, 1980No. Docket 78-1738PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCynar, J.
Following a lengthy jury trial, defendant was found guilty of first-degree premeditated murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and of arson of a dwelling house, MCL 750.72; MSA 28.267. He received the mandatory life sentence on the former conviction and a concurrent 13 to 20 year term of imprisonment on the latter. Defendant appeals as of right.
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The victim, one Lynn Bradfield, died of strangulation by ligature. At trial, the testimony established that defendant had met Taurus Duncan, an accomplice, some five years prior to the murder. Both knew the decedent. Duncan and the defendant became friends.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Bradley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
- State v. WorlockSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1990
- People v. MalloryMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- People v. McPhersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
- State v. ReffittArizona Supreme Court · 1985
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