Legal Opinion
People of Michigan v. Kimberly Anitra Murphy
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided September 19, 2017No. 331620PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. J. Kelly, J.
*357Defendant, Kimberly Murphy, was convicted following a jury trial of second-degree child abuse, MCL 750.136b(3). Murphy was sentenced to 36 to 120 months' imprisonment, with 76 days of credit for jail time served. Because the jury verdict is not supported by sufficient evidence, we vacate Murphy's conviction and sentence.
I. BASIC FACTS
This case arises from the death of Murphy's 11-month-old daughter, Trinity Murphy.1 The prosecutor *358presented evidence showing that Trinity died after ingesting a toxic quantity of morphine.2 The prosecutor's theory was that Trinity died because of her parents'…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. EricksenMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
- People v. HardimanMichigan Supreme Court · 2002
- People v. SollowayMichigan Court of Appeals · 2016
- People v. HenryMichigan Court of Appeals · 2016
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People of Michigan v. Dane Richard KrukowskiMichigan Court of Appeals · 2019
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