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People v. Woods

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 25, 1983No. Docket Nos. 63099, 65263, 65342. (Calendar Nos. 8-10)PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtRyan, J.

We granted leave to appeal in these three cases and consolidated them for oral argument and disposition, primarily to consider the appropriateness of the language of "malice” and "malice aforethought” in the trial courts’ murder instructions. Appellants in each of the cases contend that the instructions given were erroneous and misleading, resulting in a denial of due process.

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Edward Reilly Wilson, Deputy Chief, Civil and Appeals, and Michael F. Bak-aian, Assistant Prosecuting…

2Cases cited64 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. People v. PetrellaMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
  2. People v. AllenMichigan Supreme Court · 1988
  3. Stewart v. WolfenbargerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
  4. People of Michigan v. Christopher Allan OrosMichigan Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Dendalee McBee v. William F. GrantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985

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