People v. MacK

Defendant was convicted after a jury trial on October 16, 1979, of assault with intent to commit great bodily harm less than murder, MCL 750.84; MSA 28.279. The Washtenaw County Circuit Court, Ross W. Campbell, J., denied his motion for a new trial. He now appeals by right.

On July 17, 1979, Jeffery Mulder was sitting in the kitchen of his girlfriend Cheryl Wallaker’s house at 108 Ballard Street in the City of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan. While preparing dinner, Mulder and his girlfriend heard the front door slam. Investigating the noise, Mulder and Wallaker discovered that defendant…