PEOPLE v. McPHERSON

Docket No. 242767.

687 N.W.2d 370 (2004)

263 Mich. App. 124

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lanier McPHERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Michigan.

Decided July 20, 2004, at 9:10 a.m.

Released for Publication September 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General, Kym L. Worthy, Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman, Chief of Research, Training, and Appeals, and Ana I. Quiroz, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender (by Chari K. Grove), Detroit, for the defendant.

Before: SAAD, P.J., and SAWYER and HOOD, JJ.


SAAD, P.J.

Four "friends" were involved in the shooting of two victims, Abdul Scott and Max King, one of whom, Mr. Scott, died. One of the four friends, defendant Lanier McPherson, at first pointed the finger at Delano Gaffney, later confessed that he was the shooter, but claimed self-defense and then later claimed that Cherell King was the shooter. And, Gaffney pointed the finger at Cherell King, who, in turn, implicated McPherson, Gaffney, and Dorsey. Cherell King...

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