PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

Docket No. 107224, Calendar No. 1.

597 N.W.2d 73 (1999)

460 Mich. 720

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jermell Darnell JOHNSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer M. Granholm, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, David L. Morse, Prosecuting Attorney, and Daniel J. Garber, Jr., Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Howell, for the people.

Carolyn A. Blanchard, Northville, for defendant-appellant.


Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The defendant was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. The Court of Appeals affirmed. We granted leave to appeal to decide whether the circuit court erred when it denied the defendant's motion for directed verdict. Like the Court of Appeals, we affirm.

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