Michigan Court of Appeals August 26, 1970, Docket 8,834 (People v. Lewis)

Lesinski, C. J.

Defendant Jimmie Lewis, Jr., was convicted, following a jury trial, of murder in the second degree (MCLA § 750.317 [Stat Ann 1954 Rev § 28.549]), and was sentenced to life in prison. Defendant’s motion for new trial was denied and he now brings this appeal.

The facts giving rise to this case occurred on December 24, 1965, in Skid’s Bar in the city of Detroit. At approximately 8 p.