Michigan Supreme Court· 7/2/2003

People v. Gonzalez

Citations

664 N.W.2d 159
468 Mich. 636

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holding that there was sufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation to support the defendant’s first- degree murder conviction because the defendant manually strangulated the victim and then attempted to conceal the crime by burning the victim’s body
stating that manual strangulation may evidence elapsed time between initial homicidal thought and ultimate action for purposes of establishing first-degree premeditated murder
stating that manual strangulation may evidence elapsed time between initial homicidal thought and ultimate action for purposes of establishing first-degree premeditated murder
finding sufficient evidence of premeditated murder because, among other things, “there was evidence that the defendant attempted to conceal his crime by burning the victim’s body.”
failure to request cautionary instruction was reasonable trial strategy where instruction may have damaged defendant’s case

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Judges: Corrigan, Weaver, Taylor, Markman, Young, Cavanagh, Kelly

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