Michigan Supreme Court January 25, 1983, Docket Nos. 63099, 65263, 65342. (Calendar Nos. 8-10) (People v. Woods)

Ryan, J.

We granted leave to appeal in these three cases and consolidated them for oral argument and disposition, primarily to consider the appropriateness of the language of "malice” and "malice aforethought” in the trial courts’ murder instructions. Appellants in each of the cases contend that the instructions given were erroneous and misleading, resulting in a denial of due process.