People v. George Jones

Defendant was charged with the second-degree murder of Leroy Adams on August 30, 1971. Adams was shot five times at defendant’s home. Defendant admitted shooting Adams but claimed self-defense. He was convicted of manslaughter in a jury trial and was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison on February 10, 1972. He raises four issues on appeal.

Defendant first objects on various grounds that the trial court’s jury instruction on the matter of self-defense was erroneous. At no time did defense counsel object to the standard form instruction taken from 3 Gillespie, Michigan Criminal Law & Procedure…