People v. Gerald Hughes

The defendant-appellant and two other persons were charged with first-degree felony murder, under MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, for the shooting death of an Ypsilanti police officer during the armed robbery of a branch of the National Bank of Ypsilanti on July 11, 1975. Defendant was arraigned on July 14, 1975, *11and trial began April 19, 1976. Defendant submitted a pretrial motion for change of venue, alleging adverse pretrial publicity, and after denial pending voir dire, renewed this motion orally in court after voir dire examination of potential jurors. The trial court postponed decision on…