Legal Opinion
People v. Sparks
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 20, 1978No. Docket 30188PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtR. B. Burns, J.
Defendant was convicted by a jury of one count of first-degree premeditated murder and one count of first-degree felony murder, MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548, and appeals. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
At about 10:15 p.m. on December 22, 1975, Deborah Knapp borrowed her brother’s car and left her mother’s home in South Haven, Van Burén County, to go to a grocery store for potato chips. She did not return home. The following morning her body was found in Allegan County, nude except for socks and shoes, and with multiple stab wounds. That same morning the car was found submerged in the Black…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- People v. WalkerMichigan Supreme Court · 1965
- People v. McGillenMichigan Supreme Court · 1974
- Crosswell v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
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3Cited by24 opinions
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