MICHIGAN v. BRYANT

No. 09-150.

131 S.Ct. 1143 (2011)

562 U.S. 344

MICHIGAN, Petitioner, v. Richard Perry BRYANT.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 28, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lori B. Palmer , for petitioner.

Leondra R. Kruger , for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting petitioner.

Peter Jon Van Hoek , appointed by this Court, for respondent.

Kym L. Worthy , Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, Timothy A. Baughman , Chief of Research, Training, and Appeals, Lori Baughman Palmer , Counsel of Record, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Detroit, MI, for petitioner.

Peter Jon Van Hoek , Assistant Defender, State Appellate Defender Office, Detroit, MI, for Respondent.


Justice SOTOMAYOR delivered the opinion of the Court.

At respondent Richard Bryant's trial, the court admitted statements that the victim, Anthony Covington, made to police officers who discovered him mortally wounded in a gas station parking lot. A jury convicted Bryant of, inter alia, second-degree murder. 483 Mich. 132, 137, 768 N.W.2d 65...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases