People v. Marshall

On September 23, 1980, defendant, together with a codefendant, was convicted by a jury of armed robbery of a Chatham supermarket in Royal Oak on May 27, 1980, MCL 750.529; MSA 28.797, and possession of a firearm in the commission of such felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). Sentenced on October 14, 1980, to two years imprisonment on the felony-firearm count and one to ten years imprisonment on the armed robbery count, defendant appeals as of right raising one issue.

Defendant offered no testimony or evidence at trial, but contended that because the robbers wore nylon stockings over their heads…