People v. Abend

Defendant, Raymond Abend, appeals his conviction, based on his plea of nolo contendere, of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317; MSA 28.549. He was also convicted of possession of a firearm in the commission or attempted commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b; MSA 28.424(2). He has been sentenced to a prison term of 1 to 20 years on the murder conviction and to the mandatory two-year consecutive sentence on the felony-firearm conviction.

Defendant’s challenge, on double jeopardy grounds, to his felony-firearm conviction was recently rejected by the Michigan Supreme Court. Wayne County Prosecutor v…