People v. Bennett

Following a jury trial conducted in the Wayne County Circuit Court, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, MCL 750.316; MSA 28.548, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). Defendant was sentenced to the mandatory sentence of life imprisonment for the murder conviction and the mandatory sentence of two years’ imprisonment for the felony-firearm offense. Defendant now appeals as of right.

The charges against defendant arose out of the shooting death of Mark Horn in Highland Park. Identification of the assailant was the critical issue.…