PEOPLE v. SWITZER

Docket No. 69316.

135 Mich. App. 779 (1984)

355 N.W.2d 670

PEOPLE v. SWITZER

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided June 28, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, Louis J. Caruso, Solicitor General, Peter D. Houk, Prosecuting Attorney, Janis L. Blough, Chief Appellate Attorney, and Angela Baryames, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for the people.

Philip C. Dean, for defendant on appeal.

Before: M.J. KELLY, P.J. and CYNAR and J.C. KINGSLEY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Defendant was charged with second-degree murder in the death of an eight-month-old child named Buford Schrader. Following a bench trial, he was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, MCL 750.321; MSA 28.553, but mentally ill. Defendant has a history of special education placement and a measured IQ of 65 with a mental age of 10 or 11 years. He was sentenced to from 5 to 15 years in prison and appeals as...

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