Legal Opinion
People v. Poole
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided September 21, 1993No. 94564, (Calendar No. 2)PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevin, J.
Zina Dhue, Edward Poole, and Kevin Downer were bound over on charges of first-degree felony murder and assault with intent to rob while being armed in connection with the 1990 shooting death of Robert Bonanno, the owner of Mack Packing Company.1
The Court of Appeals held that the testimony of Andre Berry, a cousin of Downer, concerning a statement Downer made implicating both Downer and Poole in the killing of Bonanno, would be inadmissable at the time of trial as substantive evidence against Poole and Dhue.2
The people present a single issue: whether a *154declarant’s noncustodial, out-of-court,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mancusi v. StubbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. WatkinsMichigan Supreme Court · 1991
3Cited by57 opinions
- People v. BennettMichigan Court of Appeals · 2010
- People v. AndersonMichigan Supreme Court · 1994
- People v. McPhersonMichigan Court of Appeals · 2004
- People v. BarreraMichigan Supreme Court · 1996
- People v. RileyMichigan Supreme Court · 2001
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