[DOWNLOAD] "People v. Aaron People v. Thompson People" by Supreme Court of Minnesota " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Aaron People v. Thompson People
- Author : Supreme Court of Minnesota
- Release Date : January 24, 1980
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 116 KB
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Stephen Aaron, Jr., was convicted by a jury in Recorders Court of Detroit, Michael J. Connor, J., of first-degree murder for a homicide committed during the perpetration of an armed robbery. The trial court instructed the jury that they could convict the defendant of first-degree murder if they found that he killed the victim during the commission or attempted commission of an armed robbery, and refused the defendants request for instructions on lesser offenses. The Court of Appeals, Danhof, P.J., and R. B. Burns and R. M. Maher, JJ., affirmed the defendants conviction (Docket No. 20464). On application by the defendant for leave to appeal, the Supreme Court, in lieu of granting leave to appeal, remanded the case to the trial court for entry of a judgment of guilty of second-degree murder, and the defendant was resentenced to life imprisonment, 396 Mich 843 (1976). The defendant, upon reconsideration, was granted leave to appeal on the ground that the jury was not instructed on the element of intent required for second-degree murder; instead the trial court relied on the felony-murder doctrine which allows the element of malice to be supplied by the intent to commit the underlying felony.