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People v. Ritsema

Citations

  • 307 N.W.2d 380
  • 105 Mich. App. 602

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that when required by statute, a defendant cannot waive a jury instruction on the guilty but mentally ill verdict
  • noting that an instruction on guilty but mentally ill is appropriate only when an instruction on insanity is warranted by the evidence
  • GBMI verdict must be submitted because statute mandates it and it cannot be waived by defendant
  • GBMI verdict must be submitted because statute mandates it and it cannot be waived by defendant

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Allen, Gillis, Walsh

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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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