People v. Geiger

Defendant appeals from a circuit court jury conviction of manslaughter. CL 1948, § 750.321 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.553).

Sometime after 11 p.m., May 6, 1965, defendant confronted his estranged wife, Sharon Geiger, in the parking lot of a bar in Prndenville, Michigan, as she was about to enter the bar with Joan Greening. Joan Greening testified that she and Mrs. Geiger had had only one drink at another bar prior to meeting the defendant, that Mrs. Geiger’s health appeared normal and that she observed no black and blue marks or abrasions upon Mrs. Geiger that evening. Joan Greening further…