People v. Potter

The defendant was convicted of setting fire to and burning a flour mill belonging to the Three Rivers Milling Company which he had leased from that company. The case is here on exceptions before sentence.

Supreme Court Rule No. 40 provides in part:

“The brief of a party bringing a cause into this court shall contain a clear and concise statement of the facts of the case, distinct from argument, and of the errors upon which he relies, the questions involved, and the manner in which they are raised.”

See People v. Boyd, 151 Mich. 577, and Greenleaf v. Lambert, 192 Mich. 411.

The failure of counsel…