Legal Opinion

People v. Zeitler

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided April 2, 1990No. Docket 110695PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.

Defendant appeals as of right from his conviction by jury trial of first-degree premeditated murder and first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. The court imposed a single sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole.

Defendant’s conviction stemmed from the brutal sexual assault and murder of Wave M. Berryman.

On appeal, defendant raises two issues. First, he argues that the trial court abused its discretion by admitting into evidence several color photographs of the victim’s body and of the crime scene. We disagree.

Generally, the admission of photographic evidence is…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. EddingtonMichigan Supreme Court · 1972
  2. People v. TurnerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1969
  3. People v. Carl JohnsonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. People v. DensmoreMichigan Court of Appeals · 1978
  5. People v. StewartMichigan Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. WhiteNebraska Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. PassenoMichigan Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. BigelowMichigan Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. People v. ClarkMichigan Court of Appeals · 2001
  5. Wilcox v. LeapleySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992

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