People v. Young

Defendant appeals as of right his bench trial convictions of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). He was sentenced to twelve to thirty years’ and two years’ imprisonment, respectively. We affirm.

On September 7, 1991, at the corner of Balfour and Haverhill Streets in the City of Detroit, James Curenton (also referred to as James Cureton) was shot to death by a masked gunman. Dondrea Smith, a witness to the shooting, later testified that, immediately before the incident, she saw a man wearing a…