People v. Broom

The defendant, Eli Broom, was convicted by a jury of murder in the second degree (MCLA 750.317; MSA 28.549). Briefly the facts are that the defendant shot and killed one Cedric Straud. The shooting occurred at the home of the defendant and the deceased; the deceased had been living there temporarily. The defendant, on the night of the shooting, found some money missing and, as a result, told the deceased that the *339deceased would have to find another place to live. Defendant claims he had to shoot the deceased in order to protect himself, that he was afraid of the deceased and of possible…