People v. Herrera

Defendant was convicted by a jury in the Saginaw county circuit court of the manslaughter1 of her husband in the Wonder Bar in the city of Saginaw on the night of July 13, 1963. She appeals. The facts relevant to the case will be outlined within the framework of our discussion of the several issues of error alleged by defendant to have occurred during the course of her trial.

A preliminary hearing was held pursuant to CL 1948, § 766.4 (Stat Ann 1954 Eev § 28.922). Defendant alleges that error occurred at this time when the people did not produce testimony of a medical expert as to an unnatural…