Legal Opinion
Ernest Alexander v. Dale Foltz
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1988No. 87-1003PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
Put on trial by the State of Michigan, Petitioner was convicted of first degree murder for admittedly having shot and killed a man with whom he had been in a fight after the man made advances to Petitioner’s wife. The central issue in the trial was Petitioner’s state of mind at the time of the shooting; the State presented evidence tending to show premeditation and malice, and Petitioner presented evidence tending to show he had acted in the heat of passion, in self-defense, or both.
Several highly questionable instructions were included in the trial court’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by10 opinions
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