People v. Cargile

Per Curiam:.

Defendants Reuben Cargile and Odell Dyess were convicted in a jury trial of first-degree murder, contrary to MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Their appeals have been consolidated as each raises the same issues dealing with the trial court’s jury instructions.

At the close of the instructions, the court reiterated the possible verdicts. He stated that, if the prosecution met its burden of proof on the charged offense, the verdict should be guilty on that charge. If the prosecution did not meet that burden, the judge instructed, defendants should be found…