People v. Till

On July 25, 1975, defendant was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree felony murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, arising out of the deaths of Luther McCoy and Clifford Riley. On July 27, 1979, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed defendant’s conviction and remanded for a new trial, 406 Mich 641; 281 NW2d 297 (1979). On May 14, 1980, defendant was again convicted of the two counts of first-degree felony murder in a jury trial in Detroit Recorder’s Court. On May 16, 1980, defendant was sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant appeals as of right.

I

Defendant first claims that the…