Legal Opinion
People v. Lynch
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 10, 1973No. Docket 13630PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeterson, J.
Defendant was charged with first-degree murder, MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548, was convicted by a jury, and appeals. She was charged with having murdered her newborn daughter by starvation.
The child was born February 4, 1971, and weighed seven pounds two ounces at birth. She was an apparently normal child except that she had a cleft palate and harelip. Because of this, the child was kept at the hospital two extra days. Although the condition did make feeding difficult, she did seem to feed reasonably well and was in good health on being released to the mother on February 8th. On that date, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People v. WellsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
- People v. MorrinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1971
- Maher v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1862
- People v. GarbuttMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
- Roberts v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1870
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- State v. ProvostSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1992
- People v. Bruce RamseyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. MangiapaneMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
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