People v. Milton

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and was sentenced to twenty-five to fifty years’ imprisonment. Defendant now appeals as of right. We affirm.

This case arises from the fatal stabbing of sixty-six-year-old Clara R. Nelson at a laundromat in Escanaba, Michigan.

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Defendant claims that the trial court erred in admitting a statement made by defendant several hours before the homicide where he threatened to stab a third party. Defendant claims that the prejudicial effect of the threat outweighed its probative value. We disagree.

The…