Legal Opinion
People v. Armentero
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1986No. Docket 78594PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeasley, P.J.
In February, 1984, defendant, Emilia Pita Armentero, was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree, in violation of MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549. After being sentenced to serve not less than 75 nor more than 150 years in prison, he appeals as of right.
This was defendant’s second trial for the murder of Sorrento Bonner-Gabek on July 15, 1981. Bonner-Gabek was discovered in the vicinity of his upper flat on West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, stabbed 23 times with two different knives. Bonner-Gabek had been thrown from the window of his flat after being stabbed.
In the first trial, defendant…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Valenzuela-BernalSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- People v. GravedoniMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
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