People v. Davis

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole. Defendant appeals from his conviction, and also appeals from the trial court’s denial of costs. We affirm defendant’s conviction, but reverse the trial court’s denial of costs, and remand to the trial court for a determination of costs.

This case arises from the death of Shannon Mohr, defendant’s wife. Ms. Mohr died on July 23, 1980, in what initially appeared to be a horseback-riding accident. The facts leading to her death are, to say the…