People v. Lee

Defendant and a codefendant 1 were charged with second-degree murder in the death of one Steve Loukas (MCLA 750.317; MSA 28.549). Defendants were tried together before a jury in Detroit Recorder’s Court, and were both convicted of manslaughter (MCLA 750.321; MSA 28.553).

The evidence presented at the trial indicated that the defendants were observed beating the decedent and subsequently carrying him off the street. The decedent’s body was later discovered on a stairway leading to the back door of the Warwick Hotel. The investigating officers testified that at the time of its discovery,…