People v. Ketzner

Defendant John Daniel Ketzner, Jr., was convicted in a jury trial of first-degree murder in violation of MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. He filed a motion for a new trial which was denied in trial court and has now taken this appeal as of right. The pertinent facts in the case are as follows.

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on the evening of January 22, 1970, defendant John Daniel Ketzner, Jr., and his wife Patricia arrived at the Red Coach Inn at 401 Leonard, NW, in the City of Grand Rapids. Defendant was unemployed; however, he was a former Red Coach employee and…