People v. Moreno

Defendant, Jose Moreno, was convicted of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and sentenced to between 12 and 20 years imprisonment. He appeals his conviction as of right, GCR 1963, 806.1.

On March 31, 1979, Eluterio Lopez, Sr., was stabbed to death in a crowded bar in Lánsing. Defendant was charged with the murder. During the trial, the prosecutor endorsed 81 witnesses, of whom 78 testified. The prosecution’s witnesses testified that they saw defendant hit Lopez, who fell to the floor. A number of the witnesses testified that they saw defendant with a knife and one testified that he…