PEOPLE v. GEIGER custom essay

PEOPLE v. GEIGERDefendant appeals from a circuit court jury conviction of manslaughter. CL 1948, � 750.321 (Stat Ann 1954 Rev � 28.553).Sometime after 11 p.m., May 6, 1965, defendant confronted his estranged wife, Sharon Geiger, in the parking lot of a bar in Prudenville, Michigan, as she was about to enter the bar with Joan Greening. Joan Greening testified that she and Mrs. Geiger had had only one drink at another bar prior to meeting the defendant, that Mrs. Geiger’s health appeared normal and that she observed no black and blue marks or abrasions upon Mrs. Geiger that evening. Joan Greening further testified that she was told by the defendant to wait for Mrs. Geiger in the bar, but that she waited in the parking lot and observed the defendant talking to his wife and trying to force her into the car; he then “threw” her into the car and drove away.State police officers who had interrogated the defendant after the alleged offense testified that defendant told them the couple drove to the Prudenville elementary school playing field. They argued and got out of the car. Defendant struck his wife “two or three times” with his open hand and pushed her to the ground in such manner that she bumped[10 Mich. App. 342]her head against the car. When Mrs. Geiger failed to get up and appeared unconscious, defendant picked her up and placed her in his car. He then allegedly attempted to clean her after driving a short distance to a house trailer which the Geigers had rented until May 1, 1965.Early in the morning on May 7, defendant left his wife in the trailer and drove to James Meigs’ house where defendant had been residing while he and his wife were separated. Meigs was awakened around 3:15 a.m., at which time defendant persuaded Meigs to help move the automobile which Mrs. Geiger had driven to the bar. After taking the vehicle to Mrs. Geiger’s parents’ home, defendant finally replied to Meigs’ inquiries as to what was going on; defendant stated that he might be “facing a murder rap.”Between 3:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., May 7, defendant aroused his employer, asked for $100 and was given $50 in order to get away for a few days.Defendant apparently returned to the house trailer, placed his wife in the front seat of his car and put a blanket over her. He drove south for approximately 186 miles and at 7:30 a.m. or 8 a.m., stopped at the Addison……………………Defendant appeals