People v. Stanis

Defendant was charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 2-1/2-month-old son. MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. At preliminary examination in the Flint Municipal Court, the charge was reduced and defendant was bound over to the circuit court on a charge of second-degree murder. MCLA 750.317; MSA 28.549. He was convicted of manslaughter in a trial without a jury. MCLA 750.321; MSA 28.553. Defendant is now before this Court after his application for delayed appeal was granted on August 13, 1971. We do not recite herein in any detail any of the facts leading up to the death of the minor child…