People v. Stafford

Following a jury trial held on December 20, 1985, on a charge of second-degree murder, the defendant was found guilty of the lesser offense of involuntary manslaughter, MCL 750.321; MSA 28.553. The circuit court sentenced her to a term of two to fifteen years. Defendant appeals as of right.

On July 22, 1985, defendant, Susan Stafford, originally charged with open murder, was bound over for trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter. On August 19, 1985, the prosecutor moved in the circuit court to remand the case to the magistrate for further examination in order to call the medical examiner…