Legal Opinion
People v. Hampton
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 1979No. 59843, (Calendar No. 15)PublishedCited by 401 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, C.J.
Defendant and a codefendant, Lewis Griffin, were charged with two counts of first-degree murder (premeditated and felony murder), MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, resulting from the fatal shooting of Edgar Coleman, Jr. At their trial, defendant made a motion for a directed verdict of acquittal at the conclusion of the people’s case. The motion was denied after the judge said that the prosecution had presented evidence on each element of the offense. The motion was renewed at the close of all the proofs and the trial judge reserved his ruling on this motion until after the jury returned a verdict.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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