People v. Sangster

Defendant was tried in the Circuit Court for the County of Saginaw for the crime of second-degree murder. At trial, defendant pleaded self-defense as justification for the killing. Trial was commenced on June 3, 1969, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter on June 13,1969. Defendant was sentenced to a term of 5 to 15 years in prison.

We note that appointed defense counsel briefed this Court on his position of law and relevant facts of the. instant case. The Saginaw County prosecutor’s office had to be prodded to file a brief. See People v. Walma (1970), 26 Mich App 326.

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