People v. Banks

Defendant was first tried and convicted by a jury of first-degree murder 1 on January 10, 1952. Because of error in the court’s instructions and in the form of the jury’s verdict, defendant’s motion for new trial was granted. Defendant was retried on the same charge and once again convicted. Defendant’s motion for directed verdict at the close of the proofs was denied. Defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment on April 5,1955.

Defendant’s delayed motion for new trial was denied in Oakland County Circuit Court on January 12, 1971. From the denial of the motion for new trial, defendant made…