DANHOF, C.J.
Defendant was convicted after a jury trial of first-degree felony murder under MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment. Claiming several errors in the proceedings below, he appeals as of right.
Defendant mainly objects to the trial court's instructions on mens rea. By our disposition of this issue, we eliminate the need to discuss other alleged grounds for reversal.
At trial, the prosecution claimed defendant...
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