People v. Rogers

On February 16, 1974, a jury found defendant guilty of manslaughter. MCLA 750.321; MSA 28.553. On February 25, 1974, she received a sentence of 7-1/2 to 15 years in the Detroit House of Corrections, and has appealed.

Defendant argues on appeal that the trial court committed reversible error when it commented to defense counsel that a certain witness’s answers were not inconsistent with answers he had previously given at the preliminary examination. Defendant argues that error was also committed when the trial court allowed the admission of a statement into evidence purportedly falling within…