People v. Roberson

On May 11, 1977, defendant was convicted by a jury of first-degree criminal sexual conduct, a violation of MCL 750.520b(l); MSA 28.788(2X1). On May 20, 1977, he was sentenced to 70 to 110 years imprisonment, with a recommendation that he not be paroled for at least 50 years. Defendant now appeals as of right.

Defendant’s conviction arose out of events occurring in the early morning hours of June 11, 1976. Two days previously, the complaining witness, Yvette Brown, age 14, had run away from home. She feared her parents would punish her because she had failed almost all of her classes at school.…