Decided May 27, 1975. Rehearing denied 394 Mich. 944.
LEVIN, J.
Byron Lee Hoffmeister appeals his conviction of first-degree murder.
The issues are whether the trial judge erred in failing sua sponte to instruct the jury on the lesser included offense of second-degree murder and whether there was sufficient evidence of premeditation and deliberation to support a first-degree murder conviction.
We conclude that the evidence did not show...
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