Legal Opinion

People v. Hansen

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 1962No. Docket 81, Calendar 49,115PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKavanagh, J.

Defendant was charged with first-degree murder * of one Mitchell Stanley Wozny. The jury found defendant guilty of murder in the-second degree. He was sentenced for a period of' not exceeding 25 years and not less than 14 years.

Defendant is here on leave granted by this Court,, alleging 10 errors, only the first 2 of which we will discuss. These are:

1. Should the court have directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty of murder?

2. Was the verdict of the jury finding defendant guilty of murder in the second degree against the-great weight of the evidence?

Defendant was working late in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ScottMichigan Supreme Court · 1859
  2. People v. GessingerMichigan Supreme Court · 1927
  3. People v. MarshallMichigan Supreme Court · 1962
  4. People v. StahlMichigan Supreme Court · 1926

3Cited by59 opinions

  1. People v. AaronMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
  2. People v. MorrinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. People v. VailMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  4. People v. HoffmeisterMichigan Supreme Court · 1975
  5. State v. ChristenerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1976

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