People v. Turner

Defendant was found guilty, following a bench trial, as an aider and abettor of involuntary manslaughter, MCL 750.329; MSA 28.561. He appeals as of right.

On September 12, 1980, defendant furnished loaded firearms to the two women with whom he lived and directed that a "trial by battle” would be held to resolve a dispute which had arisen. At defendant’s instruction, Ms. Tompkins aimed her gun, which had no safety device, at the other woman. The gun discharged, killing the other woman.

The trial court found that, while the gun had been intentionally pointed, the shooting was an accident and…