People v. Palmer

Defendant, John Joseph Palmer, has been twice tried and convicted of manslaughter. Defendant’s first conviction was reversed by the Court of Appeals because of an error in the trial. People v Palmer, 28 Mich App 624; 185 NW2d 94 (1970). On retrial defendant was charged with manslaughter 1 under the aiding and abetting statute. 2 This trial also resulted in a jury verdict of guilty of involuntary manslaughter.

On appeal, the Court of Appeals, in an unpublished per curiam opinion, No. 12993 dated January 15, 1973, declared that none of defendant’s raised issues disclosed any basis for reversible…