People v. Anderson

Defendant was convicted following a bench trial of assault with intent to commit murder, MCL 750.83; MSA 28.278, and kidnapping, MCL 750.349; MSA 28.581. Thereafter sentenced to two concurrent life imprisonment terms, he appeals as of right.

The trial testimony reveals that Paul Bosler, age 12, was throwing a baseball against a wall when the defendant approached him, picked him up and carred him approximately 40 feet to an area behind the wall. Bosler then began to shout, so the defendant laid him down and began strangling him. While on routine patrol, a policeman observed defendant lying in a…