People v. Robinson

Defendant-was charged with the crime of murder, tried in the recorders’ court for the city of Detroit, and convicted of manslaughter, sentenced, and by writ of error brings the case here for review.

About 10 o’clock the night of May 23, 1923, on Benton street in the city of Detroit, defendant shot Chester Monaghan, causing his death within a few hours. Defendant operated a restaurant at 691 Benton street and, the night of the killing, claims she went into-her living room on the way to a bedroom where she kept money in a trunk, to get change for a $5 bill, and in the living room found Monaghan…