People v. Lindsey

Defendant appeals as a matter of right his conviction by jury July 31, 1973, of the crime of assault with intent to commit armed robbery. MCLA 750.89; MSA 28.284. He was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of 5 to 15 years.

On the night of May 4, 1973, Belton Shumpert was visiting a friend, Louis Burrell, in a house in Grand Rapids. With them was one Margaret Noel. About 1 a.m. Shumpert went downstairs to answer a knock heard at the front door. Upon opening the door, defendant entered with a shotgun and demanded money of Shumpert. Shumpert replied he had no money, whereupon defendant forced…