People v. Stallworth

In the last of a series of drunken attacks upon his wife, George Stallworth suffered a. knife wound in the lower abdomen. Four days later,, on July 30,1959, he died from the effects of the knife wound. His wife was charged with his murder.

After trial before a jury in Calhoun circuit court where she pleaded self-defense, the wife, Patricia Stallworth, was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to the Detroit house of correction for 10 to 15 years. The circuit judge heard and denied a motion for a new trial.

On appeal to this Court, appellant claims error in the denial of the motion for…