Legal Opinion
People v. Hoffman
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided February 7, 1978No. Docket 30262PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtD. C. Riley, P. J.
Defendant appeals, by leave granted, his 1964 conviction of first-degree murder and corresponding sentence of life imprisonment. We affirm.
I
Charged with murdering his ex-wife, defendant first came to trial in February, 1964. During the trial, the court, for reasons unexplained by the present record, excluded a Reverend Schuurmans as a defense witness. Later, during defense examination of witness Geraldine Wilson, defendant’s sister, Reverend Schuurmans became the subject of discussion:
"Q. [MR. KEYWORTH, DEFENSE ATTORNEY] Now, you say you talked with other people. Did you and any other member…
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