People v. Meier

Defendant was charged with first-degree murder in the homicide of one Robert J. Ryers, contrary to MCLA 750.316; MSA 28.548. The homicide was the result of a shooting that took place in a bar in Bay City on April 11, 1971. The jury found defendant guilty of second-degree murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal defendant raises ten assignments of error, some of which we have consolidated for brevity’s sake.

I

Did the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion to dismiss the charge of first-degree murder based on the claim that no evidence of premeditation was presented,…