People v. Campbell 124 Mich.App. 333, 335 N.W.2d 27 (1983) Basnaw slept with Campbell's wife. The two later got drunk together. Campbell encouraged Basnaw to kill himself, and even gave him a gun. Campbell then left and Basnaw killed himself. Campbell was arrested and charged with murder. The Trial Court denied Campbell's motion to dismiss. He appealed. Campbell argued that he could not be guilty of murder for just giving someone a gun. The Appellate Court reversed and granted the motion to dismiss. The Appellate Court found that Campbell had no intention (aka mens rea) to kill. He had a hope that Basnaw would die, but that isn't criminal. The Court found that a plain language reading of the Statute defines homicide as "the killing of one person by another." That wasn't what happened here. This doctrine is similar to the doctrine of nonfeasance in tort law.