Legal Opinion
People v. Dawson
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 19, 1971No. Docket 7625PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHolbrook, J.
On April 16,1968, in the Recorder’s Court for the City of Detroit, defendant was found guilty of second-degree murder (MCLA § 750.317 [Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.549]) by a jury. Defendant was sentenced to a term of 12-1/2 to 20 years. A motion for new trial was denied and defendant appeals.
On January 31,1967, at about 4 p.m., one Patricia Jean Rushing was killed, allegedly by the defendant, at their residence in Detroit. Death was caused by strangulation. There was a silk stocking found near the decedent’s body.
The only witness for the defense was the defendant himself. He testified that an…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- People v. FarmerMichigan Supreme Court · 1968
- People v. NawrockiMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- People v. KeysMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. AllenMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. SpauldingMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- People v. BennettMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. SessonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- People v. MartinMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
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