People v. Taylor

Defendant was tried by a jury and convicted of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2), after he killed his wife with two shots from a deer rifle. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder conviction and to the statutorily mandated two-year term for the firearm offense. He appeals as of right, raising six issues, none of which requires reversal.

Defendant’s conviction arose from the killing of Sheila Taylor on November 7, 1979. Trial testimony established that defendant had been served…