People v. Porterfield

Following a bench trial, defendant was convicted of child torture, MCL 750.136a; MSA 28.331(1). Defendant was sentenced to from three to ten years’ imprisonment. We affirm.

Defendant first claims that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of the crime. In reviewing a sufficiency of the evidence question following a bench trial, this Court must consider the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution and determine whether a rational trier of fact could have found that the essential elements of the crime were proven beyond a reasonable doubt. People v Petrella, 424 Mich 221,…