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PEOPLE v. TOWNES

No. 7 December Term 1973, Docket No. 54,644.

391 Mich. 578 (1974)

218 N.W.2d 136

PEOPLE v. TOWNES

Supreme Court of Michigan.

Decided May 21, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Robert A. Derengoski, Solicitor General, William L. Cahalan, Prosecuting Attorney, Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief, Appellate Department, and Robert A. Reuther, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

State Appellate Defender Office (by Judith K. Munger), for defendant on appeal.

SWAINSON, J.

On August 2, 1972, appellant Charles Leslie Townes entered deceased Jessie Burnett's tire store in the City of Detroit. Appellant proceeded directly to an employee named Odom McMillion and began to loudly accuse McMillion of dating his wife. McMillion replied that he did not know what defendant was referring to and wanted to have no trouble with him.

Shortly after the verbal confrontation began, Jessie Burnett intervened and ordered appellant...

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