People v. Sutherland

Defendant was convicted by a jury of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). She was sentenced to serve from 5 to 15 years imprisonment for the second-degree murder conviction and 2 years imprisonment for the felony-firearm conviction. Defendant appeals as of right. We reverse._

This case stems from the shooting death of defendant’s husband, Cortez Sutherland. On the evening of April 8, 1983, defendant and her husband engaged in an argument about drugs. The argument apparently precipitated…