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Three Dead in an Apartment
People v. Burnstein (1933)
Charge: First-degree murderCourt: Supreme Court of Michigan (on appeal from the trial court, Wayne County / Detroit Recorder's Court)State: MichiganDocket: Prohibition
The facts
Three men were shot dead inside an apartment. The prosecution said members of a rival group had lured them there and killed them in revenge for the earlier death of one of their own. One witness said he saw an accused man driving a car away from the building straight after the shooting. Another witness said he saw a car leave but that this accused was not the man at the wheel. The case turned on whether the jury could rely on the identification.
You have the facts the court had. Guilty or not guilty? Call it in the game with your friends, then see what the court actually decided. Wrong call, you drink.
Citation: People v. Burnstein (Mich.)
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