People v. Roby

Defendant was charged with open murder. He claimed that the killing was accidental and that he was acting in self-defense. A jury convicted him of involuntary manslaughter, MCL 750.321; MSA 28.553, and he then pled guilty to being a third-time habitual offender, MCL 769.11; MSA 28.1083. Sentenced to a prison term of from 29 to 30 years, defendant appeals as of right. We affirm the conviction but modify defendant’s sentence to from 20 to 30 years.

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Defendant contends that the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to recall him to the stand and impeach him with evidence of a prior conviction…