People v. Corsa

On November 28, 1971, the defendant, Paul Arthur Corsa, shot and killed his father. Defendant was charged with, and after a jury trial, convicted of, first-degree murder. MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. From a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment, defendant appeals. We affirm, treating those issues which merit decisional discussion.

Defendant contends that the charge of first-degree murder should not have been submitted to the jury, or alternatively, that there was insufficient evidence to support the jury’s finding of premeditation. There was evidence, however, that defendant had threatened his…