CASE PREVIEW · Michigan Court of Appeals

People v O’Rourke

Ginther remand for counsel's failure to request voluntary-manslaughter instruction in murder case

Decided

The citation

People v O’Rourke, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued October 9, 2026 (Docket No. 371893), pp 10-11

From the case summary

Corey Patrick O’Rourke fought with his romantic partner after she learned he was talking to another woman. She called her cousin, Jeffrey Medina, to pick her up; Medina arrived, grabbed a brick, banged on the front door, and screamed for O’Rourke to come out. O’Rourke…

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