People v. Litteral

Defendant was convicted on August 27, 1975, by the court without a jury of absconding while on bond for a felony, MCLA 750.199a; MSA 28.396(1). The charges arose out of defendant’s failure to appear for trial on an uttering and publishing charge on October 22, 1974. Defendant was sentenced to serve 2-1/2 to 4 years in prison upon conviction herein. Defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant appears to be afflicted with an uncontrollable wanderlust. Testimony adduced at trial indicated that defendant has been independent since age 13 or 14, and has traveled extensively throughout the country by…