People v. Bowen

The four defendants were all convicted of three counts of first-degree felony murder by a jury on April 16, 1975. MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. They appeal as of right.

The most troublesome issue of several raised by defendants concerns part of the trial court’s instructions to the jury:

"Now members of the jury the time has come for the Court to give you this case for your careful consideration. All participants in a criminal case have rights. I have told you the defendants have a right to a fair and impartial trial. You said that you could give them a fair and impartial trial.

"The Biondos had…