PEOPLE v. FALKNER

No. 12 April Term 1973, Docket No. 53,851.

389 Mich. 682 (1973)

209 N.W.2d 193

PEOPLE v. FALKNER

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided July 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, Bruce A. Barton, Prosecuting Attorney, and Jerry M. Engle, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender Office (by David A. Goldstein, Daniel Seikaly and Roger L. Wotila), for defendant on appeal.


T.M. KAVANAGH, C.J.

After dark in the evening of August 20, 1968, Ernest Rothoeler left his wife on the front porch to close the door of his garage at the rear of the house. A short while later a blast was heard by Mrs. Rothoeler. Mr. Rothoeler was found by his wife on the floor between the back porch and the kitchen dying from a shotgun wound.

Defendant was later arrested and charged with murder on the basis of...

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