People v. Shegog

The defendants, James and John Shegog, brothers, appeal their convictions, by a jury, of assault with intent to commit murder. MCLA 750.83; MSA 28.278. We affirm.

The charges against the Shegogs arose out of the shooting of Michael Yarborough. Yarborough went to James Shegog’s apartment in Detroit, where there was a party, looking for a friend. He was accosted by John Shegog, who accused Yarborough of having robbed him. He was then escorted to a back room where both brothers confronted him together with Leroy Montgomery.

While in the back room Yarborough was tied and beaten. When he refused to…