People v. Mathis

On Remand

D. C. Riley, J.

Following his second trial and conviction of second-degree murder (the first trial having failed for want of jury consensus), defendant Paul Mathis appealed unsuccessfully to this Court. People v Paul Mathis, 55 Mich App 694; 223 NW2d 310 (1974). Acting upon defendant’s delayed application, the Supreme Court remanded the case to the Court of Appeals for consideration of the issues raised in defendant’s application for leave. 395 Mich 788 (1975).

Defendant alleges a variety of instructional and *324other errors which, he argues, deprived him of a fair trial. With four of his…