People v. Kowalski

On December 18, 1975, defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548. He was sentenced on January 22, 1976, to life imprisonment. He now appeals by leave granted from an order denying his motion for a new trial. We affirm.

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This case has an unusual procedural history. Defendant’s conviction arises from the November 30, 1974, shooting deaths of two gasoline station attendants. At trial, the prosecutor introduced a police confession in which defendant admitted that he and a codefendant, Ronald Sands, shot the two attendants *467during a robbery. Codefendant Sands…