People v. Green

In the deluge of criminal appeals facing this Court, it is inevitably contended that the evidence before the trial court was insufficient to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. People v. Williams (1962), 368 Mich 494. Where the matter was heard without jury, the convicted appellant hastens to add that the findings of the trial judge were “clearly erroneous”. People v. Hummel (1969), 19 Mich App 266.

Thus sayeth Green, adding that we are precluded from upholding the trial judge’s findings of fact since there were none. This, he claims, is in itself basis for reversal. So, once again, the…