People v. Crothers, Docket No. 8403

• Decision Date: 04 December 1970
• Docket Number: Docket No. 8403,No. 1,1
• Citation: 28 Mich.App. 496,184 N.W.2d 479
• Parties: PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard E. CROTHERS, Defendant-Appellee
• Court: Court of Appeal of Michigan — District of US

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184 N.W.2d 479

28 Mich.App. 496

PEOPLE of the State of Michigan, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard E. CROTHERS, Defendant-Appellee.

Docket No. 8403.

Court of Appeals of Michigan, Division No. 1.

Dec. 4, 1970.

Leave to Appeal Denied Feb. 17, 1971.

Released for Publication March 12, 1971.

Armand D. Bove, Harper Woods, for defendant-appellee.

Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., William L. Cahalan, Pros. Atty., Dominick R. Carnovale, Chief, Appellate Div., Leonard Meyers, Asst. Pros. Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before V. J. BRENNAN, P.J., and McGREGOR and AGER ^*, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the crime of armed robbery and was sentenced to a term of life in prison. M.C.L.A. § 750.529 (Stat.Ann.1971 Cum.Supp. § 28.797). On appeal defendant raises four claims of error.

First, defendant asserts that instructions given to the jury were insufficient as the court did not instruct as to the lesser included offenses of unarmed robbery, ¹ larceny from the person ² and assault and battery. ³ An examination of the record on appeal discloses that although counsel for defendant made a timid request for instructions as to such lesser included offenses there was no objection to the instructions as given by the court, nor was there evidence presented to support a conviction of the lesser included offenses. People v. Mallory (1966), 2 Mich.App. 359, 139 N.W.2d 904; GCR 1963, 516.2; People v. Utter (1921), 217 Mich. 74, 185 N.W. 830; M.C.L.A. § 768.29 (Stat.Ann.1954 Rev. § 28.1052).

Second, defendant claims that the court erred in allowing testimony of his previous criminal conviction and by instructing the jury that this testimony could be considered in determining the credibility of defendant's testimony. An examination of the record on appeal discloses that defendant testified as to his previous criminal conviction on direct examination and that the trial court properly instructed the jury that such testimony may be considered in determining the credibility of the defendant. People v. Di Paolo (1962), 366 Mich. 394, 115 N.W.2d 78; M.C.L.A. § 600.2158 (Stat.Ann.1962 Rev. § 27A.2158).

Third, defendant claims that the court erred in allowing the prosecutor to cross-examine the defendant as to certain details of an admitted prior arrest and conviction. An examination of the record on appeal fails to disclose any abuse of discretion by the court with regard to the scope of the cross-examination or any objection by defendant to the questions of the prosecutor. People v. Foley (1941), 299 Mich. 358, 300 N.W. 119; People v. Finks (1955), 343 Mich. 304, 72 N.W.2d 250; GCR 1963, 516.2.

Lastly, defendant questions the sufficiency of the evidence offered by the people in support of the jury's verdict of guilty. An examination of the record on appeal indicates that the evidence was such that, if believed, a jury might find the defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of the crime charged. People v. Schram (1965), 1 Mich.App. 279, 136 N.W.2d 44; People v. Jordan (1969), 19 Mich.App. 356, 172 N.W.2d 495; People v. Ford (1969), 19 Mich.App. 519, 173 N.W.2d 3.

Affirmed.

* WILLIAM F. AGER, Jr., Circuit Judge for the County of Washtenaw, appointed by the Supreme Court for the hearing month of May, 1970, pursuant to § 306 P.A.1964, No. 281.

1 M.C.L.A. § 750.530 (Stat.Ann.1954 Rev. § 28.798).

2 M.C.L.A. § 750.357 (Stat.Ann.1954 Rev. § 28.589).

3 M.C.L.A. § 750.81 (Stat.Ann.1954 Rev. § 28.276).