People v. Wallace

Defendant was originally charged with two counts of larceny from a person, MCL 750.357; MSA 28.589, and two counts of assault and battery, MCL 750.81; MSA 28.276. The defendant and the victim were married on September 6, 1986. At the preliminary examination, the victim testified that she was staying with her mother although she had not moved out of the couple’s apartment. On February 4, 1987, defendant came to the victim’s place of employment and told her that he wanted "his money.” Apparently, the couple had received insurance proceeds to cover the cost of some items which had been stolen…