Legal Opinion

People v. Brown

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided November 2, 1982No. Docket 55779PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBronson, J.

Defendant and two others, Clayton Wideman, Jr., and Spence Corbin, were charged in the Detroit Recorder’s Court with first-degree felony murder. MCL 750.316; MSA 28.549. Corbin ultimately pled guilty to second-degree murder *769and was sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment of from 5 to 15 years.1

Defendant and Wideman were jointly tried before a Detroit Recorder’s Court jury. Wideman was acquitted, while defendant was convicted of second-degree murder. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment, and now appeals as of right.

Spence Corbin’s testimony was the sole testimony directly implicating…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Standefer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. People v. AaronMichigan Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. VaughnMichigan Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. People v. BettisteaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
  3. People v. IrbyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. People v. YoungbloodMichigan Court of Appeals · 1988
  5. State v. IrvineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1988

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