People v. Coffey

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of manslaughter, MCLA 750.321; MSA 28.553. He was sentenced to a term in prison of from 8 to 15 years.

The pertinent facts are simply stated. Defendant was found late one night with two small children who were wearing bloodstained clothes. Because of the lateness of the hour, the state of the children’s clothes, and confused behavior of defendant, defendant and the children were taken into custody and transported to the Highland Park police station. Because of defendant’s confused behavior, he was handcuffed, but he was not formally arrested. At the police…