People v. Charles Williams

A jury found defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, CL 1948, § 750.316 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev §28.548). The victim was killed during a robbery of her party store. The evidence submitted' to prove the murder included a .25-caliber shell casing found in the store, the fatal bullet taken from the body of the decedent, and testimony that defendant was seen running from the murder scene. The court also admitted evidence of a later crime, a robbery of a party store in the same neighborhood occurring approximately three weeks after the murder. Proof of the subsequent offense included three…