People v. Thomas

Defendant was jury convicted on June 16, 1976, of two counts of first-degree murder, contrary to MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on each count and appeals here as of right.

During the evening of August 22, 1975, defendant, with his girlfriend Juanita Clark (a/k/a Juanita Hunt), with whom he was living, together with the victims Arnie Davis and Leo Keenan, occupied their time at a bar in Saginaw, Michigan. Following the closing of the bar all four individuals entered Keenan’s pickup truck and drove to 516 N. Fourth Street where Juanita hoped to purchase some…