People v. Droste
Michigan Supreme Court
Exceptions before judgment from Ionia; Davis, J. Joseph Droste was convicted of manslaughter. Respondent was convicted of manslaughter, and brings his case here for review, upon exceptions before sentence. The record shows that respondent and deceased, Benno Cook, were both young men, respondent about 28, and Cook about 22, years of age; that they were bom and reared upon adjoining farms, about 2£ miles from the village of Pewamo, Clinton county, in this State.
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Exceptions before judgment from Ionia; Davis, J. Joseph Droste was convicted of manslaughter. Respondent was convicted of manslaughter, and brings his case here for review, upon exceptions before sentence. The record shows that respondent and deceased, Benno Cook, were both young men, respondent about 28, and Cook about 22, years of age; that they were bom and reared upon adjoining farms, about 2£ miles from the village of Pewamo, Clinton county, in this State. They had been friends and chums, visiting each other frequently and going about together for several years. The record further shows…
1Opinion of the CourtBrooke, J.
{after stating the facts). The first two assignments of error relate to the testimony of Barbara Miller, who was permitted to state with whom she had attended certain parties in 1907 and 1908, and to detail a conversation had with respondent in April, 1908, relative to deceased. She testified:
“ Benno had asked to take me home, and I told Joe on the way going home; Joe said if I knew what Benno said about me, I would never speak to him again.”
We are of opinion the testimony was competent as tending to show the relation then existing between respondent, deceased, and the witness, and as tending…
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