People v. Tyler

Four witnesses testified at the October, 1978, murder trial of Clarence Bernard Tyler concerning an incident on April 2, 1977, where these witnesses had heard gunshots and thereafter saw two black men running at the intersection of Ridgeway and Clyde Streets in the City of Flint. Shortly thereafter, the body of Delano Harris, a heroin dealer and gambler, was found in his car on Ridgeway Street. He had been bound with rope and shot to death.

One witness for the prosecution was Loretta Ruth Banks. Ms. Banks lived with J. T. Tyler, a cousin of the defendant. Her fingerprints were found on…