Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided July 20, 1999No. 107224, Calendar No. 1PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Per curiam
The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted leave to appeal to decide whether the circuit court erred when it denied the defendant’s motion for directed verdict. Like the Court of Appeals, we affirm.
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About 7:00 P.M. on an April evening in 1993, a social worker named Barbara Synnestvedt was murdered in the staff lounge at the Green Oak Center, part of the W.J. Maxey Training School in southern Livingston County.
The victim had been strangled by hand. Abrasions on her body suggested that a struggle had taken place.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- People v. WolfeMichigan Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. HamptonMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- People v. PetrellaMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
- People v. PalmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- People v. KnappMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
- People v. SchawMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
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