People v. McGrandy

A circuit court jury found Mrs. Edna Marie McGrandy guilty of manslaughter. CL 1948, § 750.321 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.553). The facts * of this case for the purposes of this opinion can he stated as follows:

On May 1, 1965, defendant and her husband, both of whom had been out drinking much beer and some whiskey, returned to their second floor apartment. Without getting into the details of what occurred upon their arrival, suffice it to say that Mr. Mc-Grandy stood in the kitchen doorway with a loaded rifle in his hands. It is defendant’s claim that her husband cocked the rifle and intended to…