People v. Barbat

Statement of Facts

At approximately 9:35 a.m. on January 29, 1971, police officers arrived at Solomie’s Bar in Dear-born, Michigan, to investigate the slayings of bar patron Lawrence Suprenant and the bar’s co-owner, Maria Solomie. Autopsies performed upon the victims indicated that Suprenant died of a stab wound in his neck and a gunshot wound in his head, while Mrs. Solomie was killed by a stab wound in her neck.

During their investigation, police officers discovered several footprints of recent origin in snow on the floor of a garage owned by Mrs. Solomie. The officers measured and…