People v. Edwards

Convicted by a jury of first-degree murder, MCLA § 750.316 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.-548), defendant was sentenced and he appeals. The crucial issue at trial was the identity of the murderer. Defendant’s defense was alibi.

On the basis of discrepancies in the testimony of prosecution witnesses, defendant argues that the prosecution failed to negate every reasonable theory consistent with his innocence. The only theory consistent with defendant’s innocence that had to be negated was that defendant was not the murderer. In the process of determining what testimony they believe, the weight they…