People v. Trudeau

Defendant Edward Trudeau was convicted of second-degree murder, according to statute: CL 1948, § 750.317 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.549). Initially, defendant was arrested in the city of Detroit, for breaking and entering a United States Post Office. During his detention on this charge, investigation of a murder which had occurred at the Shaarey Zedek synagogue was continuing. Part of the evidence acquired in the murder investigation was a heel print of the killer. While the defendant was incarcerated, and apparently without probable cause to arrest him for the synagogue murder, police took his…