People v. Sparks

Defendant, charged with first-degree murder, MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548, was tried before a jury and was convicted. After his motion for a new trial was denied, defendant appeals as of right.

At the conclusion of the preliminary examination, defendant was bound over to circuit court to stand trial on the charge brought in the information, the first-degree murder of Wilhelmina (Mimi) A. Sims. Defendant’s allegations of error concern only this preliminary examination.

This Court is asked to determine that the examining magistrate erred in finding that the people had shown probable cause to believe…