D.C. RILEY, J.
Defendant Elijah Powell was convicted by a jury on February 17, 1977, of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549. The trial involved the killing of one Christal Davis, whose burned torso, absent head and limbs, was discovered in a Washtenaw County park on October 3, 1975. Defendant was sentenced to a term of 80 to 120 years imprisonment, appeals as of right, and questions several evidentiary rulings by the court below.
Defendant alleges...
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